{"id":27448,"date":"2022-12-20T11:24:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T10:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1758147"},"modified":"2022-12-20T11:52:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T10:52:24","slug":"bo-selecta-creator-leigh-francis-says-hes-filmed-reboot-pilot","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bo-selecta-creator-leigh-francis-says-hes-filmed-reboot-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Bo\u2019 Selecta! creator Leigh Francis says he\u2019s filmed reboot pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 20 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It has been reported that Leigh Francis\u2019s comedy series Bo\u2019 Selecta! has shot a brand new pilot, in the hopes of a new season being greenlit.<\/p>\n

The series, which originally aired on Channel 4 from 2002 to 2009, followed Francis, who is known for playing Keith Lemon on shows such as Celebrity Juice<\/a>, in character as Avid Merrion, a stalker who is obsessed with celebrities and spends his time tracking them down.<\/p>\n

Francis also then played the celebrities while wearing exaggerated latex masks.<\/p>\n

Reports of a reboot first emerged in The Sun<\/a>, who spoke with Francis about the new pilot, although no further details were revealed, including whether the series would be returning to Channel 4 or heading to another broadcaster.<\/p>\n

Francis told the publication: \u201cAvid Merrion is wandering around somewhere. He\u2019s a bit different though, he\u2019s grown up. The Bear was in the pilot too. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll stick around, it\u2019s all in the hands of the TV gods.\u201d<\/p>\n