Uncle (British TV series)

Uncle
Opening title used from Series two onwards
GenreSitcom
Written by
  • Oliver Refson
  • Lilah Vandenburgh
Directed byOliver Refson
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3 + pilot
No. of episodes19
Production
ProducerAlison MacPhail
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBaby Cow Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
BBC One
Release13 January 2014 (2014-01-13) –
12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)
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Uncle (South Korean TV series) Mi_tío
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Uncle is a British sitcom written and directed by Oliver Refson and Lilah Vandenburgh. Originally broadcast between 2014 and 2017, it stars Nick Helm, Daisy Haggard, Elliot Speller-Gillott and Sydney Rae White, and features original songs by Helm.

A pilot episode was first broadcast on Channel 4 in December 2012, before the show was commissioned by BBC Three. The first episode from the series, a remake of the pilot, aired on 13 January 2014. The show was renewed for a second series, and it premiered on BBC Three on 10 February 2015. In December 2015, Helm announced on social media that the programme would return for a third and final series.[1] It premiered on 1 January 2017 on BBC Three on the BBC iPlayer app, and was later broadcast on BBC One on 6 January 2017.[2]

  1. ^ @TheNickHelm (12 February 2017). "LAST. UNCLE. EVER" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Uncle to return to BBC Three". British Comedy Guide. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.