Renewed: The Young Offenders

Irish comedy The Young Offenders has been renewed for a third season.

The series tells the coming of age adventures of Conor (Alex Murphy) & Jock (Chris Walley) and their mother / guardian Mairead (Hilary Rose) as she tries to keep them on the straight and narrow.
The best friends navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble.

Kate Daughton, Head of BBC Comedy, says: “Young Offenders is spit-your-tea out funny and heartbreakingly emotional. A rare combination that’s testament to the talents and passion of a very special cast, crew and writing team, led by creator and show-runner Peter Foott. We can’t wait to share series three – Cork’s finest have never looked finer.”

Peter Foott, creator of The Young Offenders, says: “We are so grateful to BBC Three and thrilled that they had such faith in the stories and characters of The Young Offenders that they commissioned a third series from us. We had a lot of fun filming series two and three back to back over the summer in Cork, and we can’t wait for everyone to see more of Conor, Jock, Mairead and all the characters next year in our third series.

“We’ve been amazed at the huge reaction to series two so far, and we’re so happy that we can officially announce that there’s more on the way for fans of the show.”

The Young Offenders airs in Australia on ABC Comedy.