ITV confirms it has ‘no plans’ for new series of Piglets

Comedy series Piglets was broadcast on ITV1 in July 2024, with a second series following on ITV2 in January earlier this year.

However, now the show has been axed, after a disappointing outing for the second series.

ITV confirms it has ‘no plans’ for new series of Piglets

A spokesperson for ITV told Newsquest: “There are currently no plans for a third series of Piglets.

“We would like to thank all the cast and crew for their hard work in bringing these unforgettable characters and stories alive on screen.

“Viewers can watch the adventures from series 1 and 2 by streaming all episodes on ITVX.”

The comedy series was written by Green Wing creator Victoria Pile and is set in a police training college.

It starred comedy veterans Mark Heap and Sarah Parish, who played superintendents overseeing a new intake of budding officers.

Reports say that there was “great hope for Piglets when it was first released and even though the response to the debut series was mixed, bosses believed it deserved a follow-up”, an insider told The Sun.

They added: “But unfortunately, the second series didn’t set the world alight — which made it even harder for ITV to give it another chance.”

The series also had some controversy, with it being criticised over its “highly offensive” title, which is based on “pig”, the slang term for police officers.

Officials for the Police Federation of England and Wales said that the name was “insulting” and “inflammatory”.

ITV’s 7 Up series to conclude in 2026 after 62 years

The news comes as another classic ITV series is set to end this year after more than six decades.

Referred to as the Up series, it began back in 1964 with 7 Up, which follows the lives of ten boys and four girls in England when they were seven years old, and has followed up with them every seven years.

The series has been produced by Granada Television for ITV, which has aired all of the films except 42 Up, which was broadcast on BBC One.

The final film, called 70 Up, will join the participants for the last time as they reflect on their triumphs, trials and tribulations and what happened to their hopes and dreams.

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Jo Clinton-Davis, controller of factual ITV and commissioner of 70 Up said: “The 7 Up story is much more than a TV documentary, it’s a document of our times.

“A truly distinctive landmark piece of film-making that has become part of our cultural fabric.

“In the evolving stories of our cast we see the universal themes of life play out. It is the series that made me want to get into television.”

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