Viewers to choose Two Pints Season Ending

Viewers of BBC Three’s popular and long running, sitcom Two Pints of Larger And A Packet Of Crisps will get to decide the ending for the show’s eighth season. Contains the BBC Press Release.

BBC Three sitcom Two Pints of Larger And A Packet Of Crisps will once again push back the boundaries as it’ll allow viewers to decide how season eight of the comedy should end. The series of BBC Three’s longest running show and regularly attracts audiences of nearly one million viewers. The show is now in its eighth year but still remains highly popular with audiences. Two endings for the season finale have been filmed and viewers will be able to vote, via the show’s website, on which one they would prefer. The winning ending will then be shown in the final episode of the eighth season which will most likely air in May.

BBC Press Release:

BBC Three’s longest running and most popular sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps is to let the audience decide the outcome of series eight by voting for the ending they would most like to see. Viewers will get the chance to decide the outcome of a love triangle between Gaz, Janet and Donna and the chosen ending will be aired on BBC Three on 10 May 2009. This exciting proposition is a first for UK comedy and reinforces BBC Three’s commitment of being a truly innovative channel.

“We want to make sure we keep innovating when it comes to schedule favourites as well as new programmes on BBC Three. The last series of Two Pints included a live episode. For this series we’re going to use interactivity to put viewers in charge of the plot.” – BBC Three Controller, Danny Cohen

Viewers will be invited to register their vote via the Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps website at the end of the penultimate episode. Two endings will be filmed and the storyline with the highest amount of votes will be aired as the finale to series eight. The alternative ending will be available to view online. This is not the first time the sitcom has pushed the boundaries. In January 2008 BBC Three screened a one-off special live edition which attracted an audience of 895,000 people