Pls Like
{{Short description|BBC television mockumentary}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Pls Like.jpg
| caption =
| creator = Olly Cambridge
| writer = Liam Williams
| director = Tom Kingsley
| starring = Liam Williams
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 18
| executive_producer = Jenna Jones
Rupert Majendie
Liam Williams
Marigo Kehoe
James De Frond
Ben Caudell
| editor =
| company = Left Bank Pictures
Shiny Button Productions
Baby Cow Productions
| network = BBC Three
| first_aired = {{Start date|2017|3|18|df=yes}}
| last_aired = present
| related =
}}
Pls Like is a BBC television satirical mockumentary, produced by Left Bank Pictures and screened on BBC Three online in 2017. A second series followed in 2018 and a third in 2021. The first series starred Liam Williams as himself, in a quest to be a successful YouTube vlogger.
Each series consists of six episodes each. Episodes length varies between 15 and 18 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06l2nvb/episodes/guide|title=BBC Three - Pls Like - Episode guide|website=BBC|accessdate=29 May 2019}}
Cast
=Main=
- Liam Williams as Liam
- Tim Key as James Wirm
- Emma Sidi as Millipede "Millie"
- Anya McKenna-Bruce as Mini Millipede
- Jon Pointing as Charlie South
- Arnab Chanda as Hen (series 2–3)
- Tom Stourton as DumpGhost (series 2–3)
- Shivani Thussu as Dina Discourse (series 2–3)
- Eleanor Nawal as Honeydew (series 3)
- Graham Dickson as Mungo Slate (series 3)
=Recurring=
- Ellie White as Polly Sprong (series 1–2)
- Hammed Animashaun as Johnny Jackson (series 1–2)
- Yuriko Kotani as Nozomi Hottah (series 1)
- Jordan Brookes as Apple (series 1)
- Grace Hogg-Robinson as Chelsea (series 2)
- Natasia Demetriou as Tingle Maid (series 2)
- Kieran Hodgson as Biel Agnew (series 2)
- George Fouracres as Henry Bloyd Smith (series 2)
=Notable guest=
{{cast listing|
- Lolly Adefope as Chloe Sass (series 1)
- Jamie Demetriou as Bombzy (series 1)
- Rose Matafeo as Laura Lauras (series 1)
- Aaron Chen as Carl3k (series 2)
- Mim Shaikh as Blair Shaikh (series 2)
- Liz Kingsman as Hannah (series 3)
- Duaa Karim as Sasha (series 3)
- Mark Silcox as Albert (series 3)
- Kemah Bob as Jo (series 3)
- Sam Campbell as Lesley (series 3)
- Mandeep Dhillon as Izzy (series 3)
- John Kearns as Rory Drum (series 3)
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Episodes
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| episodes2 = 6
| released2 = {{Start date|2018|9|25|df=y}}
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| episodes3 = 6
| released3 = {{Start date|2021|1|24|df=y}}
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=Series 1 (2017)=
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|Title = How To Become A Superstar Vlogger
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|Title = Viral Music Video
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|Title = Tech
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=Series 2 (2018)=
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|Title = The Hosts
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Social Change
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Most Views
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Self-Care
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = The Likeys
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=Series 3 (2021)=
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Travel & Tourism
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Arts & Culture
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Sports & Fitness
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Food & Drink
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Home & Lifestyle
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Ethics
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Reception
Tristram Fane Saunders of The Daily Telegraph said the first series was "impeccably cast, sharply observed."{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/09/25/pls-like-series-two-review-brilliant-youtube-satire-moves-darker/ | title=Pls Like, series two, review: Brilliant YouTube satire moves into darker territory| journal=The Telegraph| date=25 September 2018| last1=Saunders| first1=Tristram Fane}} Hannah J Davies of The Guardian said: "it puts a mirror up to the fads and controversies of the day, whether that’s ASMR or the alt-right, and explores their potential for laughs and pathos"{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/27/the-return-of-pls-like-comedy-youtube-dark-side-pewdiepie-logan-paul | title=The return of Pls Like: The comedy that catches YouTube's dark side| journal=The Guardian| date=27 September 2018| last1=Davies| first1=Hannah J.}}
Pls Like was nominated for Best Short Form Programme at the 2018 British Academy Television Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/nominations-announced-for-tv-awards-2018|title=Nominations Announced for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards in 2018|date=4 April 2018|website=www.bafta.org|accessdate=29 May 2019}} and was shortlisted for Best Digital Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
References
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External links
- {{BBC programme}}
- {{IMDb title|tt6536348}}
Category:BBC Three (streaming service) original programming
Category:2017 British television series debuts
Category:2010s British sitcoms
Category:2020s British sitcoms
Category:BBC television sitcoms
Category:British English-language television shows