Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s award winning take on life in rural Britain has been requested over 52 million times on iPlayer, throughout the three season making it one of the biggest BBC Three comedies since the channel went online in 2016.
Series one saw over 23 million requests, series two nearly over 20 million and at the time the final season had been available for just seven days, over 8 million people had switched on to watch.
Fiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three, says: “Filling the gap left by This Country is not going to be easy, it was a truly unique comedy and these numbers are a rich reward for the whole team involved in the show.”
Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, says: “This Country has gone from very humble cult origins with two unknown writer performers to a modern classic sitcom over the course of its run.
“We’re forever grateful to Charlie and Daisy for their intimate, affectionate and hilarious portrait of an over-looked part of rural Britain. BBC Three’s track record in bringing brand new talent to national prominence is second to none.”
