Celebrity Traitors fans must watch ‘absolutely brilliant’ Alan Carr series before season 3

If you cannot get enough of Alan Carr after watching Celebrity Traitors, then you’re in luck because there’s plenty more of him on TV.

The comedian, 49, has left that nation cackling on their sofas after a phenomenal run as a traitor on the BBC’s Celebrity Traitors, winning hearts over with his infectious sense of humour, epic facial expressions and all-around joie de vivre.

But, sorry to burst everyone’s bubble, the reality show is coming to an end this Thursday, which means no more treacherous Alan Carr antics.

For fans, old and new, however, the TV star will be back for the third season of his semi-autobiographical ITV sitcom, Changing Ends, at the end of this month.

So if you haven’t watched the first two seasons, now is the perfect time ahead of the brand new episodes. What’s more, it promises more Alan Carr goodness right up until December.

The show, which boasts a slam dunk 100% Rotten Tomatoes critics score and a just as mighty 90% audience score, is about coming-of-age story all about the man-of-the-hour.

The synopsis reads: ‘Head to 80s Northampton to enjoy tales from the Chatty Man’s youth. Follow him as he hurtles towards puberty – things are going to get awkward!’.

The younger version of Alan is played by Oliver Savell, with the cast also featuring Shaun Dooley and Nancy Sullivan.

Changing Ends, which attempts to tackle homophobia, neighbourhood dynamics and more in 80s England, has delighted viewers, totting up plenty of rave reviews.

‘Changing Ends is a great show. It’s hilarious but has a great heart at its centre. There’s a poignancy to watching what Alan Carr faced growing up as a camp kid in the 80s.

‘But there are plenty of laughs along the way and a lot of love and affection for his parents. The cast is superb – especially Oliver Sewell as the young Alan. He’s really funny and does so well with the role,’ Mike Broderick wrote on Google Reviews.

‘It’s absolutely brilliant. I was born in 1986 where the series starts but I could it took me right back to my childhood and we’ve all had one of them neighbours like The Hudsons.

‘Young Alan just melts my heart and had me cry laughing. This is a funny, nostalgic, heartwarming binge-worthy series,’ Dionne Hampson echoed.

‘This is absolutely classic. The young actor playing Alan Carr is fantastic, and I love the annoying neighbours,’ Kerry B praised.

It was a sentiment shared by critics, with The Guardian calling it ‘a light, self-deprecating slice of hilarity’ in its four-star review.

‘Alan Carr’s new autobiographical sitcom, Changing Ends, is that most joyous of things: a smart, inventive, honest and charming coming-of-age story. It’s also, in the case of Carr, the making of a national treasure,’ The Independent declared.

Revealing his parents’ (Christine and Graham) reaction to the sitcom to The Guardian in 2023, he said: ‘[Christine’s Team Alan. She won’t have a bad word said. Someone would knock on the door and say: “Your Alan’s done this.” “My Alan wouldn’t do that!” she’d say.

‘At parents’ evening, the maths teacher said I was not good at arithmetic. “Well, he can’t be good at everything,” she said. I can do the s*****est show on telly and she’ll ring up and say: “Well, that was great!”‘

As for his dad, he added: ‘[He] found it incredibly sad. Which is not what you want to hear when you’ve made a sitcom.’

Changing Ends seasons one and two are streaming now on ITVX. The third season lands later this month.

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