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Youth sitcom Coming Of Age is recommissioned for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three


After a highly successful first series, youth sitcom Coming Of Age has been recommissioned for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three.

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Tim Dawson, now 20 years old, will return to his comic creation in which a group of sixth-form students in Abingdon enjoy a final romp with adolescence.

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Coming Of Age is a celebration of youth and, as well as being scripted by a young writer, features some of the UK's top young comedy actors, including Ceri Phillips (Casualty) as Ollie and Joe Tracini (My Spy Family) as DK.

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The first series enjoyed strong ratings on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three with a very impressive share of 6% for 16-34s – well above the slot average - and an average weekly reach of 1.2 million.

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Its popularity amongst the youth audience is reflected in its performance on platforms such as the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three website and ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer – there was high demand for online premieres of each episode, and the programme was always in the top ten requested programmes on ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer the day following transmission.

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Danny Cohen, Controller of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three, says: "I'm delighted that Coming Of Age has been such a hit with young viewers.

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"The writer Tim Dawson and the young cast are bright emerging stars for the ´óÏó´«Ã½."

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Mark Freeland, Head of Comedy, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Vision Studios, says: "I should be depressed that writers are now half my age. But I'm not.

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"This is a brilliant achievement by an exciting, original writer, prepared to take on audience sitcom. We are thrilled that ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three is backing such young and authentic talent."

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Tim Dawson will write the eight new 30-minute episodes. Executive Producer will be Jo Sargent.

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The second series of Coming Of Age will be shown on ´óÏó´«Ã½ÌýThree in 2009.

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Category: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three; TV Entertainment
Date: 04.12.2008
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