After becoming the biggest new half-hour comedy launch on any channel this year, ITV has handed a two-season renewal to Alan Carr’s semi-autobiographical comedy ‘Changing Ends‘, taking it to Season 4.
‘Changing Ends’ is based on Alan’s own life in Northampton in the 1980s growing up as the son of a fourth-division football manager. It stars Oliver Savell (young Alan), Shaun Dooley (Graham Carr), Nancy Sullivan (Christine Carr) and Taylor Fay (Gary Carr), with Gabby Best (Angela Hudson), Harry Peacock (Nigel Hudson) and Rourke Mooney (Charlie Hudson).
“To get your own sitcom recommissioned for a series is the most wonderful news ever, but to have TWO series recommissioned is utterly mind-blowing and such a huge compliment which I do not take lightly,” said Alan Carr. “I know how much this show has resonated with the viewers and I promise I won’t let you down, and for someone whose actual life at times feels like a sitcom, believe me there are more tales from my childhood to be told. Two series commissioned eh? My dream of Changing Ends becoming Northampton’s answer to The Crown becomes two steps closer to being a reality.”
Since the season one launch, the comedy has been streamed over 13 million times on ITVX and has been nominated for various awards throughout 2024. The two new seasons (six episodes each) will again be made by multi-award-winning Baby Cow Productions (Gavin & Stacey, Alan Partridge) and recorded back to back.
“Changing Ends continues to grow into becoming one of our most popular comedies with audiences clearly loving the early adventures of little Alan Carr,” adds ITV’s Head of Comedy, Nana Hughes. “The cast is simply superb and the heartwarming storytelling has clearly struck a chord with our viewers.”
The series is produced by Baby Cow Productions, written by Alan Carr, co-written by Gabby Best and was co-created by the late Simon Carlyle. The director is Dave Lambert and the producer is Mollie Freedman Berthoud. The Executive producers are Baby Cow’s Sarah Monteith and Rupert Majendie, Alan Carr and Danny Julian.
‘Changing Ends‘ Seasons 1 & 2 can be found on ITVX. If you want to keep track of this or any other show, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.
