A comedian and one of the main stars of a hit TV drama series will appear at the first Morecambe Film and TV Festival next month.

Actor and comedian Johnny Vegas will join actor Dan Ryan, who stars in the popular ITV series The Bay.

It has been announced that Vegas, star of 'Benidorm' and 'Still Open All Hours' will talk about his new sitcom 'Ideal' alongside writer Graham Duff and producer Gill Isles.

They will make an appearance at Johnny's Warehouse Bar on November 14.

Morecambe Film and TV Festival is working alongside the annual Bay International Film Festival with both events taking place in the town in November.

It begins with a premiere of the first episode of season five hit crime drama series The Bay, which is filmed in Morecambe.

A Q&A with actor Dan Ryan, who plays DI Manning, and writer Daragh Carville, from Lancaster, will follow.

The premiere will be held at Reel Cinema in Morecambe on Friday November 8.

On Saturday November 9, there will be a screening of film 'Henry V' and a Q&A with the producer at the West End Playhouse on Yorkshire Street. There will also be a Q&A on the making of the film, held at the Playhouse on November 16.

On Friday November 15, 'Comic Strip Presents' star Peter Richardson will take questions at a screening of the classic '80s alternative comedy series which starred The Young Ones legends Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson and Nigel Planer (pictured below with Richardson in the spoof band 'Bad News'.) This will be held at Reel Cinema from 7pm.

You can find a full programme for the Bay International Film Festival here.

The festival debuted last year with 416 short films submitted, an appearance by acclaimed Stanley Kubrick producer Jan Harlan and more than 1,000 attendees.

The festival takes place every weekend in November up to December 1, with free and ticketed events at the Reel Cinema, West End Playhouse, More Music, King’s Arms and Johnny’s Warehouse Bar.