For years now, there have been rumours and reports that beloved BBC sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps could return for a reunion, with cast members and creator Susan Nickson expressing interest.
In 2021, Nickson said that she and original cast members Ralf Little and Will Mellor were “talking to the BBC” about a return, but in 2024 Mellor said that the BBC “didn’t want to revisit it”.
He said at the time: “People are begging us to really bring it back, and I would always be up for going back there and revisiting it, whether it be a documentary or a one-off special, because it was a massive part of my life and people loved it.”
Now, Mellor has reiterated to The Sun that a reunion script is ready to go, and that he’s “trying to make it happen”.
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He said: “I’d love to get us all back together. We’ve even got a script. Susan’s written it, a proper special, Two Pints: Last Orders, a ‘where are they now?’ kind of arrangement. I’m trying to make it happen. I’ve got everything crossed.”
The series originally ran for nine seasons between 2001 and 2011, and at first starred Sheridan Smith, Will Mellor, Natalie Casey, Ralf Little, Kathryn Drysdale and Beverley Callard.
Over the years, characters came and went, with Luke Gell, Georgia Henshaw and Freddie Hogan also playing key roles.
The show followed a group of friends in their twenties living in Runcorn, Cheshire.
Mellor and Little have gone on to appear together in factual entertainment series Will and Ralf Should Know Better, and hosted a retrospective podcast, Two Pints with Will & Ralf.
Since appearing in the show, Little has gone on to star in Death in Paradise, while Mellor has had roles in Broadchurch, Line of Duty, Coronation Street and Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
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