Oscar winning actress Sandra Bullock is set to star in a new comedy series alongside Keith Chegwin and Les Dennis.

The Daily Mirror states that Sandra, who won Best Actress for her performance in The Blind Side, jets in to the UK this month to film “top secret scenes” for Ricky Gervais’s Life’s Too Short.

The “mockumentary” follows dwarf actor Warwick Davis, 41, who starred in fantasy film Willow, as he runs a talent agency for short people.

TV legend Cheggers, and show host Dennis will star along with former EastEnder Shaun Williamson who played the role of hapless Barry.

A source said, “Just having an Oscar winner alongside Cheggers, Les and Shaun is hilarious.

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Former Eastenders star, Shaun Williamson, is set to make a guest appearance on ITV1 police drama, The Bill.

The actor who once played Barry Evans of Albert Square, was offered a full time role on the show, but turned it down as he would be starring alongside his former on screen wife, Lucy Speed.

He told The Sun: “We decided it would confuse people.”