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"Fans of BBC Two comedy Bellamy&amp;#039;s People have launched a petition for the show&amp;#039;s return after it failed to be recommissioned for a second series. The spoof celebrity travelogue spinoff of Radio 4&amp;#039;s Down The Line from Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse stars Rhys Thomas and aired for eight episodes earlier this year. Confirming the cancellation of the show, Higson wrote on Twitter: &amp;quot;Have just heard that BBC in their wisdom have said no to 2nd series... So farewell then Bellamy&amp;#039;s People. Silly tw*ts. My guns will be loaded when I return to blighty.&amp;quot; In response to the decision, fans of the programme have written an open letter to BBC controller of comedy commissioning Cheryl Taylor on PetitionOnline describing the show as &amp;quot;one of the best comedies the BBC has produced in recent years&amp;quot;. The petition reads: &amp;quot;The recent strategic review has made it clear that BBC Two must &amp;#039;Establish a stronger and more distinctive role in comedy, supporting the cult classics of the future as well as new comedy with the potential to become the mainstream hits of tomorrow&amp;#039;. &amp;quot;We feel commissioning a second series of Bellamy&amp;#039;s People - with its strong character-based comedy combined with cutting edge experimentation - would show strong willingness to meet this challenge.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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