ITV commissions brand new comedy - Piglets

ITV has commissioned Piglets, a brand-new 6 x 30 comedy from Monicker Pictures.

The government’s stated policy of recruiting 20,000 new police officers in double quick time has not come at the cost of lowering standards. Or has it? Set in a fictional police training college, “Piglets” is about a newly recruited group of six very different would-be cops and the handful of key staff whose thankless task it is to knock them into some kind of shape.

Casting is ongoing, and the show presents a great opportunity to showcase our best young comedic talent, as well as some established star names amongst the senior college staff members.

Piglets is written by Victoria Pile, Robert Harley, James Henry, Oriane Messina and Fay Rusling - the team responsible for Green Wing and Campus (Channel 4) - and Omar Khan, participant in the ITV Comedy Writers Initiative and recent winner of an International Emmy (the Sir Peter Ustinov Award for writers under 30).

The series will be directed by Sam Leifer and Victoria Pile, produced by Victoria Pile, with executive producers Caroline Leddy, Robert Harley and Sam Leifer.

To complement the strong diversity within the cast, the team has also worked closely with four new writers who are a product of ITV’s Comedy Writers Initiative, which aims to promote new writers currently underrepresented in comedy.

Filming starts in early January 2024 with the series set to premiere on ITVX in Summer 2024.

ITV’s Head of Comedy, Nana Hughes said:
“Piglets was a script that had me laughing from the first page through to the last page. I am very excited to be working with Robert Harley and Sam Leifer along with the Queens of comedy - Victoria Pile and Caroline Leddy.’’

Victoria Pile said:
“So delighted to be part of ITVX’s strong commitment to comedy, and grateful for Nana Hughes’ terrific support and enthusiasm for Piglets, not least in helping us secure such a diverse range of talent”

Piglets is produced in association with, and distributed internationally by ITV Studios.