BBC commissions two series of People Just Do Nothing
People Just Do Nothing is to return for two new series.
The mockumentary has aired on BBC Three for two series to date. If plans to close down the channel and reinvent the brand within iPlayer are given the go-ahead, Series 3 and 4 of the sitcom will debut on the internet.
Created by Steve Stamp, Hugo Chegwin and Allan Mustafa, People Just Do Nothing focuses on the small group of drug-loving wasters who run a pirate radio station from a tower block flat in west London, Kurupt FM.
Written by and starring its creators, the series co-stars Daniel Sylvester Woolford, Asim Chaudhry, Lily Brazier and Ruth Bratt.
Produced by Roughcut Television, People Just Do Nothing began life on the BBC as a Feed My Funny pilot in 2012, returning for a 4-episode first series in 2014, and a further 5-episode-long second series early in 2015.
Damian Kavanagh, Digital Controller of BBC Three, says: "I love that PJDN is coming back to BBC Three for two new series. It's a show that started out on YouTube and look where they are now! BBC Three will always be the home to the best and brightest new British comedy talent."
Comedy Commissioning Editor Chris Sussman says: "People Just Do Nothing started as a tiny online series, but more and more people seem to be finding it and enjoying it. I'm delighted we're going to be doing more of them. Hopefully the series will continue to grow, and the talented guys behind it will get the recognition they deserve."
Executive producer Ash Atalla says: "The Kurupt crew turned up unannounced at [BBC Television boss] Danny Cohen's house and refused to leave until he commissioned two more series. That doesn't make them bad people, it makes them determined and I like that."
Producer Jon Petrie added: "The boys did already announce the good news on Kurupt FM, but they only transmit as far as Shepherds Bush and have 50 listeners, so we thought a BBC press release might be more effective."
Here's a video in which the characters discover they've got another series: