british reality television hoax series broadcast channel_4 december pitched sitcom reality documented lives young people living flat london hook audience aware participants named paul actually actors directed trio writers garage ground floor commissioned produced producers auditioned thousands people genuine contestants selected young adults live flat actors contestants told starring new reality series called making friends featured time period weeks programme ran single series episodes featured storylines involving dead dealings mothers telephone received largely negative feedback television reviewers criticised premise deeply offensive idea received viewership peak million final episode giving audience share cent recommissioned second series currently available dvd channel_4 demand service production concept created conceived parody reality television traditional sitcom combined elements featuring members public placed extraordinary situations actors directed writers commissioned channel_4 produced objective productions pitched sitcom reality promoted entirely new genre television programme title words british term referring form rented accommodation consisting single room shared bathroom sitcom title technically accommodation bedroom sitting area separate casting jones selected actors feature jones previously portrayed drama played lead role link series stone cold avoid breaking character real names living flat went weeks rehearsals connor described entire process exhausting find suitable candidates live actors producers auditioned roughly people told taking new reality television programme london called making friends members public named bob dave david selected feature writing filming plots devised team writers led producer located garage ground floor apartment building contestants staying writers appear screen explain audience intention episode communicated ash jones ringing mobile phones calling speak person occasionally change plans episode worst case scenario example writers altered storyline having bring animals flat having group kill night team writers created channel sitcom connor earlier year plus filming began lasted approximately weeks filmed hours day footage edited roughly minutes week filming episodes documented lives young adults living flat london episodes total created divided distinct halves episodes centred lives paul actors lived flat bob dave unaware members public believed taking genuine reality bob dave learnt true nature end episode moved replaced new members public named david new cast members remained final episodes reception critical reception reviewers gave generally negative feedback critical storylines devised writers calling critical premise describing deeply offensive manipulative morally actors particularly jones received criticism acting abilities daily record called funny sharing flat german branded intensely irritating times called recommend whatsoever watching episode daily star simply stated isn funny critics review spoke harshly programme calling piece television describing incredibly dull slightly positive review came times suggested format works world said terrible programme funny lines editor collective similarly wrote end results amusing tackle interesting storylines project lazy cruel television interview series creator spoke critical reaction received said felt premise great idea great television remarked didn cast right public didn series ratings awards given level exposure promotion granted channel disappointed ratings pilot shown december generated million viewers figure fallen december ratings rose million viewers fourth episode ends average series attracted audience share cent final episode gained viewership million market share cent highest audience series nominated single award rose festival european awards commemorates achievement entertainment television programme submitted category beaten distribution distributed broadcast eponymous channel premiered december episodes stripped weeks broadcast nightly december remaining shown night december currently plans revive series available dvd channel demand service
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