{"id":120082,"date":"2025-11-03T21:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T21:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/120082\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T21:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T21:44:10","slug":"loving-alan-carr-on-celebrity-traitors-his-perfect-80s-set-british-sitcom-is-returning-to-itv-very-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/120082\/","title":{"rendered":"Loving Alan Carr on Celebrity Traitors? His perfect &#8217;80s-set British sitcom is returning to ITV very soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">If you&#8217;re loving Alan Carr on The Celebrity Traitors, then we have big news for you. The comedian&#8217;s perfect &#8217;80s-set British sitcom is returning to ITV \u2014 and it&#8217;s coming very soon. Changing Ends (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a41934627\/alan-carr-itv-show-changing-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a41934627\/alan-carr-itv-show-changing-ends\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"a semi-autobiographical comedy\" data-node-id=\"1.5\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a semi-autobiographical comedy<\/a> about his life as a youngster) will be back on our screens for season 3 later this month. And all the principal cast are returning, too!<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The new episodes will see young Alan become a teenager in the summer of &#8217;89. The youngster has to deal with all the awkwardness of growing up, which is only made worse when he develops a crush on his friend Jake. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Things are also tough for Alan&#8217;s football manager dad Graham. His team, The Cobblers, find themselves relegated to division three. <\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Changing Ends has already proven a hit, as the show holds a perfect score of 100% on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/changing_ends\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/changing_ends\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rotten Tomatoes\" data-node-id=\"10.2\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"alan carr, oliver savell, changing ends\" title=\"Alan Carr, Oliver Savell, Changing Ends\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4967\" height=\"3234\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alan-carr-oliver-savell-changing-ends-jpg-68b8093c6c758.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services in 2025\" data-node-id=\"13.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best streaming services in 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/reviews\/changing-ends-review-alan-carr-oliver-savell-b2349676.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/reviews\/changing-ends-review-alan-carr-oliver-savell-b2349676.html\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Independent\" data-node-id=\"15.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Independent<\/a> described season 1 as &#8220;that most joyous of things: a smart, inventive, honest and charming coming-of-age story. It\u2019s also, in the case of Carr, the making of a national treasure&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2023\/jun\/01\/changing-ends-review-alan-carrs-childhood-makes-for-relentlessly-funny-tv\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2023\/jun\/01\/changing-ends-review-alan-carrs-childhood-makes-for-relentlessly-funny-tv\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Guardian\" data-node-id=\"17.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> shared in its review of the first few episodes: &#8220;It would take a hard heart not to fall for Changing Ends. It is a steamroller of a comedy, open, welcoming and beaming with easy charm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"jonathan ross, alan carr, cat burns, the celebrity traitors\" title=\"Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr, Cat Burns, The Celebrity Traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4748\" height=\"3159\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jonathan-ross-alan-carr-cat-burn-the-celebrity-traitors-6903254d12fd5.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a69118902\/celebrity-traitors-alan-carr-unaired-scenes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a69118902\/celebrity-traitors-alan-carr-unaired-scenes\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Celebrity Traitors is missing &quot;Alan Carr gold&quot; in unaired scenes that &quot;should be&quot; on the BBC show\" data-node-id=\"20.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Celebrity Traitors is missing &#8220;Alan Carr gold&#8221; in unaired scenes that &#8220;should be&#8221; on the BBC show<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">More recently, Alan&#8217;s made headlines for his behaviour as a Traitor on The Celebrity Traitors. The comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a69056596\/alan-carr-celebrity-traitors\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a69056596\/alan-carr-celebrity-traitors\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"shocked us all by flipping from being the worst Celebrity Traitor to the best overnight\" data-node-id=\"22.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shocked us all by flipping from being the worst Celebrity Traitor to the best overnight<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a69215487\/celebrity-traitors-one-way-traitors-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a69215487\/celebrity-traitors-one-way-traitors-win\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"there&#039;s still one way the Traitors could win the show\" data-node-id=\"22.5\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">there&#8217;s still one way the Traitors could win the show<\/a> before the series draws to a close later this week.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"24\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">As for Changing Ends, it was announced last year that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a62831387\/alan-carr-itv-changing-ends-renewed\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a62831387\/alan-carr-itv-changing-ends-renewed\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the comedy will return for two more seasons\" data-node-id=\"24.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the comedy will return for two more seasons<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">That means there&#8217;s at least one more set of episodes to look forward to after season 3 wraps.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Seasons 1 and 2 of Changing Ends are available via ITVX. Season 3 will debut later this month on ITVX, ITV1 and STV.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The new edition of Living Legends is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgwitchesariana\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgwitchesariana\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Ariana &amp; Witches in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"31.1.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buy Ariana &amp; Witches in newsagents or online<\/a>, priced at just \u00a38.99.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-dynamic-svg=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/images\/logos\/lettermark.05d81be.svg?primary=%2523000\" loading=\"lazy\" data-testid=\"dynamic-svg-base\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" alt=\"Lettermark\" class=\"css-7mevzh ev8dhu50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sub-editor, Digital Spy<\/p>\n<p>Emily has a BA in Media with a pathway in Journalism from Nottingham Trent University and an MA in Film, Television, and Screen Industries from the University of Nottingham. She has worked as a freelance journalist since she was a teenager, and now writes and sub-edits stories about celebrities, TV shows, movies, and lifestyle features.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Emily currently works for Digital Spy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.static.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Static Media<\/a> and has had her work featured in various online and print outlets over the years, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/author\/17804\/emily-hutchinson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cosmopolitan<\/a>, Women&#8217;s Health, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/uk\/author\/17804\/emily-hutchinson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harper&#8217;s Bazaar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquisitr.com\/writer\/emilyhu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Inquisitr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickiswift.com\/author\/emilyhutchinson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicki Swift<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.women.com\/author\/emilyhutchinson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Women.com<\/a>, Mirror and Yahoo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/pinkpinkemily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pinkpinkemily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you&#8217;re loving Alan Carr on The Celebrity Traitors, then we have big news for you. 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