Will Mellor says Two Pints reunion script, "Last Orders", is written; BBC yet to approve
Will Mellor told The Sun that creator Susan Nickson has written a reunion special for BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and that he is trying to get it made. Neither article reports a BBC commitment.
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Centre · 2Will Mellor, an original cast member of the BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, told The Sun that a script for a reunion special has been written. Radio TimesN “Mellor has reiterated to The Sun that a reunion script is ready to go, and that he's "trying to make it happen".” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “In a chat with The Sun he revealed that he would love to get the original cast back together” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 1Mellor said creator Susan Nickson wrote the script, a special titled Two Pints: Last Orders, in a "where are they now?" style. Radio TimesN “Susan’s written it, a proper special, Two Pints: Last Orders, a ‘where are they now?’ kind of arrangement.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Centre · 2Mellor said he has "everything crossed" that it goes ahead; Digital Spy reports the project is waiting for a go-ahead from the broadcaster. Radio TimesN “I’m trying to make it happen. I’ve got everything crossed.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “is just waiting for the go-ahead from the broadcaster” Read at Digital Spy ↗
Centre · 1Reunion talk is not new: in 2021 Nickson said she, Mellor and Ralf Little were "talking to the BBC" about a return, but in 2024 Mellor said the BBC "didn't want to revisit it". Radio TimesN “In 2021, Nickson said that she and original cast members Ralf Little and Will Mellor were "talking to the BBC" about a return, but in 2024 Mellor said that the BBC "didn't want to revisit it".” Read at Radio Times ↗ Centre · 1Digital Spy says Mellor told MailOnline two years ago that the BBC had declined a reboot resembling the final series, and that cast members had offered to pay for it but could then only release it as a paid download or stream. Digital SpyN “The cast who are on board had even offered to pay for it in order to get underway but faced the downside of only being able to put it out as a download stream” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 2Digital Spy characterises the latest remarks as a possible change of heart at the BBC, an inference the BBC has not confirmed in either article; Radio Times reports only that Mellor is still trying to make it happen. Digital SpyN “it looks as though there has been a change of heart as Mellor has now revealed that the reunion script had been written” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Radio TimesN “I’m trying to make it happen.” Read at Radio Times ↗
Centre · 1The series ran for nine seasons from 2001 to 2011, following friends in their twenties in Runcorn, Cheshire, and starred Sheridan Smith, Mellor, Natalie Casey, Little, Kathryn Drysdale and Beverley Callard. Radio TimesN “The series originally ran for nine seasons between 2001 and 2011”“The show followed a group of friends in their twenties living in Runcorn, Cheshire.” Read at Radio Times ↗ Centre · 2Mellor and Little have since worked together on Will and Ralf Should Know Better and co-host the podcast Two Pints with Will & Ralf; Little now stars in Death in Paradise. Radio TimesN “Mellor and Little have gone on to appear together in factual entertainment series Will and Ralf Should Know Better, and hosted a retrospective podcast” Read at Radio Times ↗ Digital SpyN “Little has achieved solo success with Death in Paradise” Read at Digital Spy ↗
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Centre2 outlets
- Framing
- Light entertainment news built on Mellor's interview with The Sun; both outlets lead with the reunion script and hope for a revival, tied to Ralf Little's Death in Paradise profile.
- Emphasis
- Radio Times stresses the quote and the history of BBC reluctance; Digital Spy stresses a 'promising update' and possible change of heart.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither reports a BBC response or any commissioning decision; Digital Spy's 'change of heart' is not backed by a BBC statement.
- Charged language
- “legend”“beloved”“promising update”“brilliant”
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“Death in Paradise legend Ralf Little's beloved BBC sitcom has reunion script written, reveals co-star” — Radio Times
“Death in Paradise star Ralf Little's "brilliant" '00s BBC show gets promising update for reunion” — Digital Spy
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What every side reports
- Will Mellor told The Sun a reunion script titled Two Pints: Last Orders has been written by Susan Nickson.
- Mellor is trying to make the reunion happen and has 'everything crossed'.
- The BBC had earlier shown no interest in a revival, per Mellor in 2024.
- The show ran from 2001 to 2011 and was set in Runcorn, Cheshire.
Where accounts differ
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Whether the BBC has changed its position
- Centre
- Digital Spy says it 'looks as though there has been a change of heart'; Radio Times only says Mellor is trying to make it happen, with no BBC position reported.
Ralf Little person
Ralf Little is described as willing to take part, with Mellor saying both would be up for a reboot even as a one-hour Christmas special; no direct quote from Little appears.
“Mellor and Little have made it clear that they would be up for a reboot even if it was an hour long Christmas special.” — Digital Spy
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps other
The show is presented as a much-loved sitcom whose revival depends on BBC approval of a finished script.
“Nickson had already written the script titled Two Pints: Last Orders and is just waiting for the go-ahead from the broadcaster” — Digital Spy
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Centre2 articles
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Sympathetic Reports Mellor's script claim with his quote, set against earlier BBC reluctance, in warm fan-oriented language.
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Death in Paradise star Ralf Little's "brilliant" '00s BBC show gets promising update for reunion
Sympathetic Presents the script news as a promising sign and suggests a BBC change of heart without BBC confirmation.
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- 9 Nov 10:05 First Radio TimesN Death in Paradise legend Ralf Little's beloved BBC sitcom has reunion script written, reveals co-star
- 9 Nov 21:55 +11h 49m Digital SpyN Death in Paradise star Ralf Little's "brilliant" '00s BBC show gets promising update for reunion
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