The BBC has commissioned full series of the revival of Porridge and new parenting comedy Motherland.
Six new episodes of Porridge, starring Kevin Bishop, will be made after a pilot episode received warm reviews.
The remake of the 1970s show, which saw Bishop play the grandson of Ronnie Barker's inmate Fletch, was part of the BBC's sitcom season.
Motherland was part of "New on Two", which saw several new sitcoms piloted on BBC Two.
'Happy to go back inside'
Porridge creators Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who will write the new BBC One series, said: "We're in a state of disbelief that Porridge is coming back after all these years, but Kevin Bishop is a worthy successor to Ronnie Barker.
"So even though we feel like recidivists, we're more than happy to go back inside."
Bishop said: "It was an honour to be asked to play Fletch although I never thought it would go further than just the one-off homage.
"To be welcomed back by Porridge fans and the BBC to make a full series, is one of the proudest moments in my career."
Last month, 4.4 million viewers tuned in to the new episode of Porridge, which received broadly positive reviews.
The Telegraph's Michael Hogan said Porridge "left me with an indulgent grin on my face", while The Daily Mail described it as "an affectionate tribute to a magnificent series, by the men who created it".
The original series of Porridge, which saw Barker and Richard Beckinsale appear as two inmates at the fictional HMP Slade prison in Cumberland, ran from 1974 to 1977.
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