Pls Like
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.
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
- Tom Stourton as DumpGhost
- Shivani Thussu as Dina Discourse
- Eleanor Nawal as Honeydew
- Graham Dickson as Mungo Slate
Recurring
- Ellie White as Polly Sprong
- Hammed Animashaun as Johnny Jackson
- Yuriko Kotani as Nozomi Hottah
- Jordan Brookes as Apple
- Grace Hogg-Robinson as Chelsea
- Natasia Demetriou as Tingle Maid
- Kieran Hodgson as Biel Agnew
- George Fouracres as Henry Bloyd Smith
Reception
Tristram Fane Saunders of The Daily Telegraph said the first series was "impeccably cast, sharply observed." 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"Pls Like was nominated for Best Short Form Programme at the 2018 British Academy Television Awards and was shortlisted for Best Digital Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.