Channel 4 has confirmed that the upcoming third series of Jack Rooke's coming-of-age comedy Big Boys will be its last.
The show stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as two students who form an unlikely friendship and follows them as they navigate their way through the struggles and ridiculousness of university in the noughties.
Series three will see the pair start their third and final year at Brent Uni, which promises to feature "dissertations, deadlines, dating and the devastating departure of Louis Walsh from The X Factor".
Also back for the show's swansong are Camille Coduri, Katy Wix, Izuka Hoyle, Olisa Odele, Harriet Webb and Annette Badland.
Creator Rooke, who based Big Boys on his own life, said: "Ten years ago I took a rather ramshackle comedy-theatre hour about grief and friendship to a damp cave at the Edinburgh Fringe and never thought a decade later it'd be a silly, sweet lil sitcom about a lad's lad and a dweeby gay becoming best mates.
"My therapist (a close lesbian friend) suggested that Big Boys is subconsciously about me not being able to say a proper goodbye to certain people or periods of my life, and so to give this show a final send-off is a huge honour.
"I've known the ending since the pilot, and I hope it still represents those first Edinburgh shows but also the collaborative genius of our incredible cast, crew and creative team. I'll be indebted to them always for giving me the funniest, happiest years making Big Boys 1-3. Thank you!"
Big Boys returns to Channel 4 in February.
Watch a trailer and view first-look pictures of the new series below:
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Neil Wilkes
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