The romantic comedy series, which started in 2021, tells the story of millennial Londoner Jessie as she navigates the complications of becoming romantically involved with famous movie star Tom.<\/p>\n
The new season will once again be comprised of six 30-minute episodes and will star Matafeo and Nikesh Patel in their roles as Jessie and Tom. This season will also see Matafeo in the director\u2019s chair alongside co-writer Alice Snedden.<\/p>\n
Rose Matafeo said: \u201cA third? Sure. Fine. I\u2019m truly thrilled to bring this incredibly talented cast back for a third instalment, and equally excited to clamber into the director\u2019s seat alongside my nice friend Alice Snedden who I cannot seem to get rid of.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Meanwhile, Gregor Sharp from BBC Comedy Commissioning said: \u201cStarstruck is a blast of fresh comedy air, perfectly capturing the emotional mayhem of a new relationship with sharp wit, dry humour and a truthful eye \u2013 we can\u2019t wait to see what Rose and the team have in store for Jessie and Tom in the new series.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matafeo previously told Radio Times magazine<\/strong> that she had always thought the series would just last for two seasons, calling that \u201cthe British way\u201d<\/a>.<\/p> However, she added that \u201cStath Lets Flats had an amazing third series\u201d and so said she \u201cwill go wherever I can make work that I\u2019m proud of\u201d, giving fans hope for a return.<\/p>\n The second season ended with Jessie and Tom declaring their love for one another, despite the prospect of a long-distance relationship as Tom had committed to filming in Atlanta for eight months. Exactly when and how things will pick up in season 3 remains to be seen.<\/p>\n The show has proved popular with viewers, with the first two seasons having been streamed more than 8.2m times on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n Starstruck season 3 will air on BBC Three. Seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on BBC iPlayer<\/a>. <\/strong>Looking for something to watch? Check out our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0Comedy<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale<\/b>\u00a0now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0a<\/strong>nd get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen t<\/b>o the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Ga<\/strong>rvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Monday, 13 June 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC has announced that Rose Matafeo\u2019s sitcom Starstruck will return to BBC Three for a third season. The romantic comedy series, which started in 2021, tells the story of millennial Londoner Jessie as she navigates the complications of becoming romantically involved with famous […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":16852,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/rose-matafeos-starstruck-renewed-for-season-3-scaled.jpg",2560,1708,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/rose-matafeos-starstruck-renewed-for-season-3-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/rose-matafeos-starstruck-renewed-for-season-3-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/rose-matafeos-starstruck-renewed-for-season-3-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/rose-matafeos-starstruck-renewed-for-season-3-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/rose-matafeos-starstruck-renewed-for-season-3-1536x1025.jpg",1536,1025,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/rose-matafeos-starstruck-renewed-for-season-3-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By James Hibbs Published: Monday, 13 June 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC has announced that Rose Matafeo\u2019s sitcom Starstruck will return to BBC Three for a third season. The romantic comedy series, which started in 2021, tells the story of millennial Londoner Jessie as she navigates the complications of becoming romantically involved with famous…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/16851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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