Goodbye to Liam Williams' coming-of-age comedy

Liam William’s BBC Three comedy Ladhood is coming to an end after three series.

The comic announced on Twitter that the coming-of-age story will not be returning after the forthcoming season of six 25-minute episodes.

He posted: 'Update for my followers: Ladhood series 3 will broadcast 'end of summer'. It's likely to be, I am in many ways sad to say, the final series, as I have simply run out of memories. Thanks to everyone who's watched or worked on the show. I am beyond grateful.’

And he added in a statement: 'It’s been a bittersweet privilege to make this final full series of Ladhood with an unimprovable cast and crew and an excellent new director, Ruth Pickett.

‘Thanks to everyone who's ever watched or contributed to the programme, not least producer Joe Nunnery for whose hard work and dedication I am almost inexpressibly grateful.’

In the new series, the young Liam, as played by Oscar Kennedy, ‘stands on the threshold of adulthood, as he approaches the end of sixth form and eyes up a potential place at a top university. All he has to do is ace the interview, nail his exams, and not get side-tracked by the more exciting adventures on offer with his best mates’.

As before, scenes from the early 2000s will be interspersed with modern-day Liam reflecting on them with the benefit of hindsight.

Josh Cole, head of comedy at programme-makers BBC Studios, said: ‘We’re so proud of this final series of Ladhood. Liam has created such a special show, and this one is better than ever.

‘Much like the end of school it’s never easy to say goodbye but Ladhood is going out on a high and will live on in our hearts - and more importantly on iPlayer.’

Commissioning editor Seb Barwell added: ‘Ladhood series three sees the joyous teenage larks and rueful mid-life reflections of previous series come together in a perfectly-executed climax that confirms Liam as one of the UK’s sharpest comic minds.’

Ladhood  also stars Samuel Bottomley, Aqib Khan and Shaun Thomas as young Liam’s mates.

The first series aired in 2019 and the second last year.

Published: 22 Jul 2022