{{Short description|BBC television mockumentary}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox television | image = Pls Like.jpg | caption = | creator = Olly Cambridge | writer = Liam Williams | director = Tom Kingsley | starring = Liam Williams | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 3 | num_episodes = 18 | executive_producer = Jenna Jones<br>Rupert Majendie<br>Liam Williams<br>Marigo Kehoe<br>James De Frond<br>Ben Caudell | editor = | company = Left Bank Pictures<br>Shiny Button Productions<br>Baby Cow Productions | network = BBC Three | first_aired = {{Start date|2017|3|18|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{End date|2021|01|24|df=y}} | related = }} '''''Pls Like''''' is a BBC television satirical mockumentary, produced by Left Bank Pictures and screened on BBC Three online in 2017. A second series followed in 2018 and a third in 2021. The first series starred Liam Williams as himself, in a quest to be a successful YouTube vlogger.
Each series consists of six episodes each. Episodes length varies between 15 and 18 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06l2nvb/episodes/guide|title=BBC Three - Pls Like - Episode guide|website=BBC|accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref>
==Cast== ===Main=== * Liam Williams as Liam * Tim Key as James Wirm * Emma Sidi as Millipede "Millie" ** Anya McKenna-Bruce as Mini Millipede * Jon Pointing as Charlie South * Arnab Chanda as Hen (series 2–3) * Tom Stourton as DumpGhost (series 2–3) * Shivani Thussu as Dina Discourse (series 2–3) * Eleanor Nawal as Honeydew (series 3) * Graham Dickson as Mungo Slate (series 3)
===Recurring=== * Ellie White as Polly Sprong (series 1–2) * Hammed Animashaun as Johnny Jackson (series 1–2) * Yuriko Kotani as Nozomi Hottah (series 1) * Jordan Brookes as Apple (series 1) * Grace Hogg-Robinson as Chelsea (series 2) * Natasia Demetriou as Tingle Maid (series 2) * Kieran Hodgson as Biel Agnew (series 2) * George Fouracres as Henry Bloyd Smith (series 2)
===Notable guest=== {{cast listing| * Lolly Adefope as Chloe Sass (series 1) * Jamie Demetriou as Bombzy (series 1) * Rose Matafeo as Laura Lauras (series 1) * Aaron Chen as Carl3k (series 2) * Mim Shaikh as Blair Shaikh (series 2) * Liz Kingsman as Hannah (series 3) * Duaa Karim as Sasha (series 3) * Mark Silcox as Albert (series 3) * Kemah Bob as Jo (series 3) * Sam Campbell as Lesley (series 3) * Mandeep Dhillon as Izzy (series 3) * John Kearns as Rory Drum (series 3) }}
==Episodes== {{Series overview | color1 = #A60000 | link1 = #Season 1 (2017) | episodes1 = 6 | start1 = {{Start date|2017|2|11|df=y}} | end1 = {{End date|2017|3|18|df=y}}
| color2 = #0342E0 | link2 = #Season 2 (2018) | episodes2 = 6 | released2 = {{Start date|2018|9|25|df=y}}
| color3 = #20EA74 | link3 = #Season 3 (2021) | episodes3 = 6 | released3 = {{Start date|2021|1|24|df=y}} }}
===Series 1 (2017)=== {{Episode table |background=#A60000 |overall=10 |series=10 |title=40 |airdate=20 |viewers=20 |country=U.K. |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = How To Become A Superstar Vlogger |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|11|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Fashion and Beauty |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|18|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Viral Music Video |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|2|25|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Health & Fitness |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|4|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Tech |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|11|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Humour |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|18|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = A60000 }} }}
===Series 2 (2018)=== {{Episode table |background=#0342E0 |overall=10 |series=10 |title=40 |airdate=20 |viewers=20 |country=U.K. |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = The Hosts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|25|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 0342E0 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Social Change |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|25|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 0342E0 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Most Views |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|25|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 0342E0 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Kids |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|25|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 0342E0 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Self-Care |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|25|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 0342E0 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = The Likeys |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|25|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 0342E0 }} }}
===Series 3 (2021)=== {{Episode table |background=#20EA74 |overall=10 |series=10 |title=40 |airdate=20 |viewers=20 |country=U.K. |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 13 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Travel & Tourism |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|24|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 20EA74 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 14 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Arts & Culture |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|24|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 20EA74 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 15 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Sports & Fitness |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|24|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 20EA74 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 16 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Food & Drink |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|24|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 20EA74 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 17 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Home & Lifestyle |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|24|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 20EA74 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 18 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Ethics |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|24|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 20EA74 }} }}
==Reception== Tristram Fane Saunders of ''The Daily Telegraph'' said the first series was "impeccably cast, sharply observed."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/09/25/pls-like-series-two-review-brilliant-youtube-satire-moves-darker/ | title=Pls Like, series two, review: Brilliant YouTube satire moves into darker territory| journal=The Telegraph| date=25 September 2018| last1=Saunders| first1=Tristram Fane}}</ref> Hannah J Davies of ''The Guardian'' said: "it puts a mirror up to the fads and controversies of the day, whether that’s ASMR or the alt-right, and explores their potential for laughs and pathos"<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/sep/27/the-return-of-pls-like-comedy-youtube-dark-side-pewdiepie-logan-paul | title=The return of Pls Like: The comedy that catches YouTube's dark side| journal=The Guardian| date=27 September 2018| last1=Davies| first1=Hannah J.}}</ref>
''Pls Like'' was nominated for Best Short Form Programme at the 2018 British Academy Television Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/nominations-announced-for-tv-awards-2018|title=Nominations Announced for the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards in 2018|date=4 April 2018|website=www.bafta.org|accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref> and was shortlisted for Best Digital Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
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==External links== * {{BBC programme}} * {{IMDb title|tt6536348}} Category:BBC Three (streaming service) original programming Category:2017 British television series debuts Category:2021 British television series endings Category:2010s British sitcoms Category:2020s British sitcoms Category:BBC television sitcoms Category:English-language British television shows Category:Television series by Endemol Category:Television series by Left Bank Pictures