Channel 4 has cancelled Caitlin Moran’s semi-autobiographical sitcom Raised by Wolves, but the writer and comedian has promised fans a third series will still be made.
Moran, who wrote the show with her sister Caroline, has asked fans to sign up for updates at a specially created website and on Facebook, and back a push to ensure the second series isn’t its last.
Producer Big Talk is backing the push, and said the show’s cast and crew were “committed to a third series”.
In a video revealing the news, Moran said: “Due to a combination of the death of David Bowie and the unexpected Brexit vote, Raised By Wolves will not be returning to Channel 4 next year. This is, sadly, the way of global events.”
“We’re well-read yet brassy working-class women who’ve punched their way up from a council house in Wolverhampton to a TV series – currently the only TV series in Britain by and about working-class woman, which is pretty damn poor when you think about – so we’re not just going to sit on an ice-floe and wait to die, like old Eskimos.”
She added: “We want you to be the first to know what’s happening next. Because something’s definitely happening next. We’ve got a fucking gigantic plan.’”
Channel 4 confirmed it would not be recommissioning the show due to its commitments to new programmes.
A spokeswoman said: “We are incredibly proud of launching Raised By Wolves and introducing the exploits of Della, Germaine, Aretha and their family to audiences, however Channel 4 is committed to a range of brand new series for next year. We wish Caitlin, Caz and our friends at Big Talk all the best.”
