Uncle

Uncle to be adapted for South Korea

BBC Studios has announced the first-ever commissioning of comedy series, Uncle, as a local format in South Korea.

Uncle: subversive comedy makes life a little less bleak

It may seem like a regular odd-couple premise, but this undersung BBC series is fresh and inventive. And that's before you get to the musical numbers.

Uncle, Series 3, Episode 7

And so it's finally time to say goodbye to Andy and Errol in the last episode of the last series of Uncle. Sob. Reviewers have been asked not to reveal spoilers so I'm going to fight every journalistic fibre in my body and resist the urge to splurge.

Review, Uncle, BBC3, Episode 4

I have a confession to make. I'd slightly gone off Uncle this time round, which is why my reviews have been running late. Watching it - previously so much fun - had started to feel like a chore and I wondered where the plot as going. But I take it all back. I was rather blown away by this latest episode.

Review: Uncle, Episode 3

There is lots going on in the third episode of the final series of Uncle.

Review: Uncle, BBC3, episode 2

This is just a quick heads up to remind people to watch the third series of Uncle, which looks like it is going to build to a nice - or maybe not so nice? - romantic finale in a few weeks.

Consistently funny and surprisingly sweet, Uncle has returned with one of its best episodes, in which Andy wrestles with the idea of being a father. It's a shame that this is the last series, as the show has really benefited from evolving from a two-man show into a real ensemble piece, with a lovely gang of characters. The best sitcom around at the mo.

Review: Uncle, BBC3

The third and final series of Uncle kicks off with a slice of emotional turmoil for Andy (Nick Helm). We all know that he has a nephew, Errol, but could he be a father too? The first episode finds him reflecting on whether his life if about to undergo a seismic shift that will mean that he has to accept some real responsibilities.

I talk to: Nick Helm

Here's what Nick Helm had to say about the final series of Uncle, BBC Three's move online and what he'll miss most...

Lifting its premise almost entirely from About A Boy didn't prevent this fine sitcom from becoming a success in its own right. Nick Helm plays Andy, a layabout, stoner, bachelor and failed musician who forms an (initially reluctant) bond with his gawky swot of a nephew, Errol. The two learn a lot from each other, yadda yadda, you know how it goes, but that isn't too important. What is, is that it's hilarious - walking the fine and tricky line between sweet and fist-chewingly crude, with Helm's musical interludes providing frequent, welcome whips of surrealism. Good to have it back.