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'Offensive' ITV show bags new series despite star admitting it got 'absolutely slammed'
ITV sitcom Piglets was met with backlash earlier this year before it had even aired. Despite a frosty reception, now, one of its stars has revealed the cop comedy will return for a second season.
Our colleagues are working hard and keeping people safe under relentless negative pressure at the moment, insulting our new in service officers is unhelpful.” Mark Heap and Sarah Parish star in the ITV comedy (Image: ITV)She added: "We should not be put at further risk for viewing numbers, our officers deserve respect, not humiliation for the job they are undertaking… It is actually incredibly dangerous to incite more negativity and misinformation against a public sector service that’s already under so much pressure." Earlier this year, a spokesperson for the show told GB News: "Piglets is a fictional new comedy about a police training academy and the title is not intended to cause any offence, it's a comedic and endearing play on words to emphasise the innocence and youth of our young trainees."
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