BBC commissions Ann Droid for a second series
Ann Droid, the hit BBC comedy, is returning for a second series.
Ann Droid is set to return for a second series.
The hit comedy show - which stars Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston - is set to return for a new six-part series.
Diane - who also co-writes the show - told the BBC: "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 Eye Joe on repeat."
Sue is also thrilled to be returning for another series.
The actress said: "I am so unbelievably happy that we are to do another series! Great script, great cast, great crew. 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! Yippee."
Emma Lawson, the interim director of BBC Comedy, is thrilled that Diane and Sarah Kendall, her co-writer, have committed to making another series.
Emma explained: "We’re delighted to be bringing Ann Droid back for a second series.
"Diane and Sarah have created such a warm, relatable, and uniquely funny comedy that audiences in their millions have fallen in love with.
"Alongside the brilliant team at Boffola and Witchcraft Industries, they’ve given us something truly distinctive, and Linda and Sue Sue Sue have quickly become two of comedy’s most lovable characters. We’re thrilled that we will all get to spend more time with them!"
Earlier this month, Diane revealed that she doubted whether Ann Droid would be a hit.
The actress co-wrote and stars in the hit TV sitcom - which centres on a social humanoid robot, created to keep elderly people company and monitor their health - but she doubted whether it would be a success with viewers.
Speaking on The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Diane explained: "It’s a big risk. You think, will it work or will it just be people going, ‘What the hell is that?’. It could very easily have gone the other way.
"But then we had a couple of screenings where it went well.
"Then I got hopeful. And I thought, ‘Oh, don’t get hopeful. It’s not gonna go well. Just get used to that now.’"
