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ITV has released a trailer for the third series of Alan Carr’s autobiographical sitcom Changing Ends.
The broadcaster joked ‘don't worry Alan, we'll even take a traitor back’ as they welcomed his return following his success deceiving fellow celebrities on the BBC show.
The show about the comedian’s past as an awkward, gay youth in Northampton returns on November 23 with Oliver Savell as the young Alan Carr, and the present-day comedian offering a running commentary.
Trailer for series three of Alan Carr’s Changing Ends
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