{"id":530126,"date":"2026-07-02T22:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/530126\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T22:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:32:10","slug":"diane-morgans-new-bbc-sitcom-with-former-motherland-co-star-confirms-start-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/530126\/","title":{"rendered":"Diane Morgan’s new BBC sitcom with former Motherland co-star confirms start date"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diane Morgan’s new BBC sitcom is landing very soon. Ann Droid sees Morgan play a social humanoid robot who becomes an unlikely companion to an elderly widow. <\/p>\n

All six episodes of Ann Droid will be released as a box set on BBC iPlayer on Friday 17 July, with the first episode airing that night at 9:30pm on BBC One.<\/p>\n

Ann Droid also stars The Royle Family<\/a>‘s Sue Johnston and reunites Morgan with her former Motherland co-star Paul Ready<\/a><\/p>\n

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Johnston plays Sue, a widow who lost her husband David 18 months ago, and is dealing with her son Michael (Ready) moving out again to try and fix his marriage. In order to help his mum, Michael gifts her Linda, a second hand AnnDroid Z58\/100 Basic Eldercare Robot, designed to help keep elderly people company and monitor their health.<\/p>\n

Linda is Sue’s “worst nightmare,” the series synopsis states, describing her as an “overly attentive, socially inept pain in the arse.”<\/p>\n

“But she soon works out she can use the droid to her benefit in settling scores and doing the things her son never gets round to,” the synopsis continues. <\/p>\n

“What develops is a buddy comedy between an older woman and her robot who isn\u2019t quite as advanced socially as she is technically.
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Related: Diane Morgan’s “brilliant” new BBC sitcom with Motherland co-star unveils first look<\/a><\/p>\n

“In a world where AI is looming larger and ever present, Ann Droid asks the question: what is replaceable and what is not?”<\/p>\n

Ready previously described Ann Droid as a “brilliant comic series”, adding that “if you get a chance to work with Diane Morgan, you take it”.<\/p>\n

While Morgan joked of the show: “I\u2019m thrilled that the BBC has finally commissioned a programme about AI and how it will affect your mum.”<\/p>\n

Ann Droid episodes one airs on Friday 17 July at 9:30pm on BBC One. All episodes will be able to stream on BBC iPlayer on the same day.<\/p>\n


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