The bots are back. The BBC has renewed comedy hit Ann Droid for a second season.
Starring creator Diane Morgan (Motherland), the Boffola Pictures series about self-help robots launched with 7.6 million viewers for the BBC, making it one of the broadcaster’s biggest hits of the year.
Co-written by Morgan and Sarah Kendall, the comedy spotlights Sue (Sue Johnston), who is bought a second-hand droid (Diane Morgan) by her son Michael (Paul Ready) to help her live independently, so he could focus on repairing his marriage.
Morgan said: “The response to Ann Droid has been so incredible. We’re all totally blown away. I’m really looking forward to not blinking, needing physio and hearing Cotton Eyed Joe on repeat.”
Sue Johnston added: “The reaction from the public has been wonderful. Even my doctor called me Sue, Sue, Sue this morning! Everyone has been asking if there will be more and now we can tell them.”
Shane Allen, executive producer for Boffola Pictures, continued: “We marvel at our BBC robot overlords and their impeccable decision-making. Diane and Sue are comedy dynamite, fronting a superb cast.
“We’re all overwhelmed by how much the audience has taken the show to their hearts. As a warning to critics and begrudgers, any backlash against series 2 will be met by Linda’s inbuilt tasers.”
Ann Droid is a Boffola Pictures and Witchcraft Industries production for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The show was commissioned by Emma Lawson, interim director of BBC comedy. Executive producers are Allen, Morgan and Pippa Brown, who is also series producing. The commissioning editors for the BBC are Seb Barwell and Navi Lamba.
BBC Studios, which has a minority investment stake in Boffola Pictures, will handle global sales.
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