Motherland star Diane Morgan and Taskmaster's Sarah Kendall are set to team up on a new BBC sitcom.
The series, currently under the working title of Ann Droid, sees Morgan star as a humanoid robot tasked with keeping elderly people company and monitoring their needs.
Morgan, who also starred in Cunk on Britain, has written the six-part series with Kendall, with the pair previously collaborating in 2017 as they both appeared in an episode of Motherland.
"It’s 2029. Sue’s husband, David, passed away 18 months ago, and her only son, Michael, is moving out - again - to try and fix his marriage - again," reads the logline. "But the good news is he’s got Sue a surprise to help her live independently, a care provider with a difference.
"The latest D500 social humanoid eldercare robot. Created to keep the ageing population company and monitor their health, taking the pressure off the ever-stretched NHS. It’s Sue’s worst nightmare. An overly attentive, socially inept pain in the arse.
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"But she soon works out she can use the droid to her benefit in settling scores and doing the things her son never gets round to. What develops is a buddy comedy between an older woman and her robot, who isn’t quite as advanced socially as she is technically."
In a statement, Morgan said she was "thrilled" that the BBC had commissioned the show, with the star quipping that the show would detail how such technology could "affect" one's mother.
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Shane Allen, executive producer for Boffola Pictures, added: "In a world where AI is creeping in to the creative industry, we’re fighting back in the best way we can: taking the piss out of it. The ball’s in your court, Chat GPT."
Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy, said: "Diane Morgan’s sharp comedic genius shines in Ann Droid, co-written with Sarah Kendall, as she brings to life an unlikely friendship between a feisty pensioner and her over-attentive robot. Equal parts clever and chaotic, this six-part sitcom marries heart and high-jinks in equal measure."
Ann Droid (w/t) has no release date.
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