“We wanted to create something new and exciting in the area. The people of Ellesmere Port love a good laugh, and we know they’ll come out in force to support what we hope will become an annual event. We’ve got big plans for the festival, and we can’t wait for March. It’s going to be brilliant.”

An independent sitcom which is being shot in Ellesmere Port has smashed its £3000 crowdfunding target to make it the first UK sitcom about a Funeral Directors.