Digital Drama Season: People Just Do Nothing
Now in its third season, People Just Do Nothing has come a long way from its YouTube roots. Continuing our Digital Drama Season, DQ chats to series producer Jon Petrie about why he tuned into Kurupt FM. Though it is firmly rooted on the comedy side of the scripted television spectrum, People Just Do Nothing can be hailed as a great example of a shortform series finding its way into the mainstream. The mockumentary series began life in 2010 as a series of YouTube episodes – largely improvised and without a script – that introduced viewers to the lives of MC Grindah and DJ Beats, who run pirate radio station Kurupt FM in West London. However, it was when the show caught the attention of Roughcut TV producer Jon Petrie that the show was put on the fast track to the television success it enjoys today. The BBC commissioned a pilot episode in 2012 as part of its Comedy Feeds strand, which aims to showcase new talent, and from there, a full series was commissioned. It became the first show to premiere exclusively on BBC iPlayer when the four-part first season debuted in July 2014, before episodes were repeated on terrestrial BBC2 the following month. A five-part second season aired in July 2015, before the BBC announced it had ordered third and fourth seasons, both consisting of six episodes. Season three debuted earlier this month as part of the new online-only BBC3, with repeats again landing on BBC2, and season … Continue reading Digital Drama Season: People Just Do Nothing
