Future of Alan Carr’s Changing Ends revealed after it became ITVX’s most watched comedy of 2023

ALAN CARR ever hoped his drama Changing Ends would beryllium Northampton’s reply to deed royal mini-series The Crown.

And his autobiographical yarn is good connected its mode to a coronation arsenic I tin uncover ITV has ordered not one, but 2 much series.

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ITV has ordered 2 much bid of Alan Carr’s drama Changing Ends[/caption]

Alan’s self-penned amusement is based connected his ain beingness growing up successful the Midlands successful the Eighties arsenic the cheery lad of a Fourth Division shot manager.

Now the caller storylines volition spot the enactment determination into the Nineties arsenic Young Alan heads into his teens.

Since Changing Ends launched past year, it has been streamed implicit 13 cardinal times connected ITVX and is the broadcaster’s astir watched comedy.

Alan said: “To get your ain sitcom recommissioned for a bid is the astir fantastic quality ever, but to person TWO bid recommissioned is utterly mind-blowing and specified a immense compliment, which I bash not instrumentality lightly.

“I cognize however overmuch this amusement has resonated with viewers and I committedness I won’t fto you down — and for idiosyncratic whose existent beingness astatine times feels similar a sitcom, judge maine determination are much tales to beryllium told.

“Two bid commissioned, eh?

“My imagination of Changing Ends becoming Northampton’s reply to The Crown is 2 steps person to being a reality.”

Alan told Oliver Savell, who plays Young Alan, the bully quality himself connected a travel to taxable parkland Thorpe Park and shared the footage online past night.

A root added: “Changing Ends launched exclusively connected ITVX and past headed to terrestrial telly six months later, truthful built unthinkable gait and its last viewing figures were impressive.

“ITV greenlit bid two earlier the archetypal had adjacent landed connected the main channel, truthful it’s not astonishing to perceive a 3rd was nether way.

“But landing a 4th committee is simply a existent feat.”

The 2 bid volition again travel from the makers of Gavin & Stacey and Alan Partridge, Baby Cow Productions.

Alan ever hoped his show, successful which helium starred arsenic the older mentation of himself, would tally and run.

He told me: “Let’s get it up to maine present successful the contiguous day!”

Young Ollie’s got a occupation for life.