New coming Ann Droid comes to iPlayer later this month

In a world where AI is looming larger and ever present, the show asks the question: what is replaceable and what is not?

What we know about Ann Droid

From the latest press release (technically in the text for the YouTube trailer linked below), we learn the show arrives on iPlayer on July 17. We also learn:

In a world where AI is looming larger and ever present, Ann Droid asks the question: what is replaceable and what is not? As funny, as it is poignant – Ann Droid tells the story of an unlikely friendship between Sue (Sue Johnston) and Linda (Diane Morgan) a social humanoid robot, created to keep elderly people company and monitor their health.

Sue’s (Sue Johnston) husband David passed away 18 months ago and her only son, Michael (Paul Ready), is moving out — again — to try and fix his marriage — again. But the good news is he’s got Sue a surprise to help her live independently, a care provider with a difference — a second hand AnnDroid Z58/100 Basic Eldercare Robot (Diane Morgan). Created to keep the ageing population company and monitor their health, taking the pressure off the ever-stretched NHS.

It’s Sue’s worst nightmare. An overly attentive, socially inept pain in the arse. But she soon works out she can use the droid to her benefit in settling scores and doing the things her son never gets round to. What develops is a buddy comedy between an older woman and her robot who isn’t quite as advanced socially as she is technically.

The six-part show is written by Diane Morgan (Mandy, Cunk) and Sarah Kendall (Frayed, The Other One). Enjoy the trailer!