Death in Paradise star Ralf Little's "brilliant" '00s BBC show gets promising update for reunion

For five years there has been huge speculation over whether a reboot of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps would take place. Although it seemed back in 2021 that the hit comedy show had been given the greenlight, original cast member Will Mellor candidly claimed that the BBC was not interested.

However, it looks as though there has been a change of heart as Mellor has now revealed that the reunion script had been written and he was trying to make it happen with bosses of the BBC.

In a chat with The Sun he revealed that he would love to get the original cast back together, including Natalie Casey, Ralf Little, Sheridan Smith and Kathryn Drysdale.

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According to the actor, creator Susan Nickson had already written the script titled Two Pints: Last Orders and is just waiting for the go-ahead from the broadcaster.

Hoping for a positive outcome, Mellor said he had everything crossed for a reunion to get underway.

The original series started in 2001 and ran until 2011, also including Coronation Street's Beverley Callard. The main premise of the show followed a set of twenty-somethings in their day to day life in Runcorn, Cheshire.

Both Mellor and Little co-host their own podcast Two Pints with Will & Ralf. Little has achieved solo success with Death in Paradise, while Mellor has appeared in crime drama Broadchurch, Line of Duty and Mr Bates vs The Post Office.

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Two years ago, Mellor revealed that he was struggling to get the reunion project off the ground as the BBC had declined the offer of a reboot.

At the time, he told the MailOnline the reboot was going to be similar to the final series which would take a look at where the original cast are now. However, the BBC declined.

Mellor and Little have made it clear that they would be up for a reboot even if it was an hour long Christmas special. Mellor claimed that the original series was a cult classic which generated a loyal fanbase.

The cast who are on board had even offered to pay for it in order to get underway but faced the downside of only being able to put it out as a download stream which would mean the fans would have to pay to watch it.

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