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Diane Morgan’s Ann Droid Arrives on BBC as a Warm Comedy About Ageing and AI

The six-part series stages a second‑hand care robot to examine loneliness, grief, technology, social care.

Overview

  • Ann Droid was released as a full box set on BBC iPlayer on Friday, July 17, and the first episode also aired on BBC One that evening.
  • The story follows a widowed woman named Sue who is given a reconditioned AnnDroid care robot called Linda and the unlikely friendship that develops between them.
  • Diane Morgan co-wrote the series with Sarah Kendall and stars as Linda, with Sue Johnston as Sue and Paul Ready as her son Michael.
  • Early reviews praise Morgan’s deadpan performance and the show’s emotional warmth while several critics say the satire of AI could have been sharper.
  • The series is currently exclusive to BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK, so international viewers have no official streaming option at launch.