The。eighth。series。has。been。confirmed。to。air。starting。on。Friday。6。January。2012。on。BBC1。at。9pm.。However。creator。Tony。Jordan。has。said。that。this。will。be。the。last。for。at。least。a。while。and。the。last。with。the。current。cast.。Guest。stars。featuring。this。season。will。include。Sheila。Hancock,。Martin。Kemp。and。Paterson。Joseph.Peter。Polycarpou。and。John。Barrowman。have。also。revealed。on。Twitter。that。they。will。have。guest。roles。in。series。eight.。This。will。be。the。third。series。to。be。filmed。in。Birmingham,。the。fifth。in。HD。and。the。fourth。series。featuring。all。of。the。current。cast.。Adrian。Lester。is。also。set。to。direct。an。episode,。in。which。Mickey。is。kidnapped.Other。cons。will。see。the。team。take。on。the。world。of。slimming。pills。and。pull。off。a。gold。heist.。Jaime。Murray。reprised。her。role。for。the。final。episode.