| Pls Like | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Olly Cambridge |
| Written by | Liam Williams |
| Directed by | Tom Kingsley |
| Starring | Liam Williams |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jenna Jones Rupert Majendie Liam Williams Marigo Kehoe James De Frond Ben Caudell |
| Production companies | Left Bank Pictures Shiny Button Productions Baby Cow Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 18 March 2017 (2017-3-18) – present |
Pls Like is aBBC televisionsatiricalmockumentary, produced byLeft Bank Pictures and screened onBBC Three online in 2017. A second series followed in 2018 and a third in 2021. The first series starredLiam Williams as himself, in a quest to be a successfulYouTubevlogger.
Each series consists of six episodes each. Episodes length varies between 15 and 18 minutes.[1]
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 6 | 11 February 2017 (2017-2-11) | 18 March 2017 (2017-3-18) | |
| 2 | 6 | 25 September 2018 (2018-9-25) | ||
| 3 | 6 | 24 January 2021 (2021-1-24) | ||
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "How To Become A Superstar Vlogger" | 11 February 2017 (2017-2-11) | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Fashion and Beauty" | 18 February 2017 (2017-2-18) | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Viral Music Video" | 25 February 2017 (2017-2-25) | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Health & Fitness" | 4 March 2017 (2017-3-4) | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "Tech" | 11 March 2017 (2017-3-11) | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Humour" | 18 March 2017 (2017-3-18) | N/A |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "The Hosts" | 25 September 2018 (2018-9-25) | N/A |
| 8 | 2 | "Social Change" | 25 September 2018 (2018-9-25) | N/A |
| 9 | 3 | "Most Views" | 25 September 2018 (2018-9-25) | N/A |
| 10 | 4 | "Kids" | 25 September 2018 (2018-9-25) | N/A |
| 11 | 5 | "Self-Care" | 25 September 2018 (2018-9-25) | N/A |
| 12 | 6 | "The Likeys" | 25 September 2018 (2018-9-25) | N/A |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Travel & Tourism" | 24 January 2021 (2021-1-24) | N/A |
| 14 | 2 | "Arts & Culture" | 24 January 2021 (2021-1-24) | N/A |
| 15 | 3 | "Sports & Fitness" | 24 January 2021 (2021-1-24) | N/A |
| 16 | 4 | "Food & Drink" | 24 January 2021 (2021-1-24) | N/A |
| 17 | 5 | "Home & Lifestyle" | 24 January 2021 (2021-1-24) | N/A |
| 18 | 6 | "Ethics" | 24 January 2021 (2021-1-24) | N/A |
Tristram Fane Saunders ofThe Daily Telegraph said the first series was "impeccably cast, sharply observed."[2] Hannah J Davies ofThe Guardian said: "it puts a mirror up to the fads and controversies of the day, whether that’sASMR or thealt-right, and explores their potential for laughs and pathos"[3]
Pls Like was nominated forBest Short Form Programme at the2018 British Academy Television Awards[4] and was shortlisted for Best Digital Fiction Series at theBanff World Media Festival inCanada.
