Sky orders a third series

Chris O'Dowd’s acclaimed comedy Moone Boy has been recommissioned for a third series before the second has even aired.

The IT Crowd and Bridesmaids star has revealed that he is already writing the next batch of scripts for Sky1, based on his childhood in rural Ireland.

The new order follows the way the second series – due out in the autumn –  was commissioned before the first aired when Sky said they were ‘on to a real winer’ with the show.

O'Dowd – who co-writes the series with Nick Vincent Murphy – has said of the show: ‘All of the experiences are ones that I had... The show is slightly more surreal and more comedic than my life, though.’

O’Dowd, will also make his directorial debut with season three.

David Rawle plays the part of 11-year-old Martin Moone, growing up in Boyle in 1989, with O’Dowd as his imaginary friend, Sean. The show also features animated sections to reflect this imaginary world.

The series, which won a British Comedy Award last year for best new programme, started as one of Sky’s one-off Little Crackers shorts, which aired in Christmas 2010. Guest stars in the first series included Johnny Vegas and Steve Coogan, whose production company Baby Cow make the programme.

Published: 22 Mar 2013