Controversial itv comedy to return as traitors star joins cast for new series

ITV HAS REVEALED THAT ITS CONTROVERSIAL SITCOM PIGLETS WILL BE BACK ON OUR SCREENS AFTER MAKING ITS DEBUT LAST YEAR DESPITE BACKLASH ABOUT ITS 'OFFENSIVE' TITLE 12:11, 22 May

2025Updated 12:18, 22 May 2025 ITV has announced the return of its police sitcom Piglets, with one particular Traitors star set to join the cast. The comedy follows a group of police

recruits as they begin training under the leadership of hopeless Superintendent Bob Weekes (Mark Heap) and ambitious Superintendent Julie Spry (Sarah Parish). The series proved to be

controversial ahead of its launch in July last year, with the Police Federation of England and Wales calling it "highly offensive" over its title. The group described the

show's title - based on the slang term for police which is 'pig' - as "insulting" and "inflammatory" at the time. The show is set to return for a second

series however after reaching 5.6 million views across its six episodes since launching. Sarah Parish and Mark Heap will reprise their roles alongside Colin McFarlane, Rebecca Humphries,

Ricky Champ, Halema Hussain, Abdul Sessay, Jamie Bisping and Sukh Kaur Ojla. Meanwhile, Traitors star Madelyn Smedlyn will be joining the cast as new trainee Danni alongside Game of Thrones

star Kerr Logan - who also has a connection to the BBC show. While Madelyn competed on the first series of The Traitors, Kerr's mum Diane Carson was one of the standout stars of the

second series. ITV's Head of Comedy, Nana Hughes, said in a statement: "We are absolutely thrilled to bring back the attention-grabbing Piglets for a second series on ITV."

While creator Victoria Pile added: "We’re delighted ITV have given us the chance to explore the latest antics of our talented would-be cops!" The news follows ITV's latest

cuts to its daytime staff, with over 220 employees reportedly set to lose their jobs out of 500 working on Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women. ITV announced this

week that Good Morning Britain will be produced by ITN - ITV's news provider - from next year with only 38 of the 113 staff being kept on. Meanwhile, Lorraine will only air for 30 weeks

of the year, with its running time being slashed in half from 60 minutes to half an hour. GMB will instead be extended by an extra hour during the weeks when Lorraine is not on air.

Insiders recently revealed to The Mirror that the cuts may lead to Lorraine Kelly quitting the show altogether, with the new schedule a "kick in the teeth" for the star. Article

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