Pls Like
Pls Like is a BBC television satirical mockumentary, produced by Left Bank Pictures and screened on BBC Three online in 2017, with a second series following in 2018. The first series starred Liam Williams as himself, in a quest to be a successful YouTube vlogger.
Pls Like | |
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Created by | Olly Cambridge |
Written by | Liam Williams |
Directed by | Tom Kingsley |
Starring | Liam Williams |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Production company(s) | Left Bank Pictures, Shiny Button Productions |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Three |
Original release | 18 March 2017 |
Series 1 and 2 consists of six episodes each. Episodes length varies between 15 and 18 minutes.[1]
Reception
Tristram Fane Saunders of The Daily Telegraph said the first series was "impeccably cast, sharply observed."[2] Hannah J Davies of The Guardian said: "it puts a mirror up to the fads and controversies of the day, whether that’s ASMR or the alt-right, and explores their potential for laughs and pathos"[3]
IMDB, an online webpage that rates audiovisual content, gives “Pls Like” 7 stars out of 10.
Pls Like was nominated for Best Short Form Programme at the 2018 British Academy Television Awards[4] and was shortlisted for Best Digital Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
References
- "BBC Three - Pls Like - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Saunders, Tristram Fane (25 September 2018). "Pls Like, series two, review: Brilliant YouTube satire moves into darker territory". The Telegraph.
- Davies, Hannah J. (27 September 2018). "The return of Pls Like: The comedy that catches YouTube's dark side". The Guardian.
- "Nominations Announced for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards in 2018". www.bafta.org. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2019.