This is back after quite a long hiatus, with some cast changes and - to judge by the storyline - it's because it's been given a new lease of life by the recent shenanigans of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. The royal family are such a soft, slow-moving target that you feel the script must almost write itself, but it's brought to life by the fun performances and ludicrous accents. The satire, too, is ludicrous rather than malicious - it never really hits them where it hurts. In fact it's claimed that (non-specific) royals love the show and I can well believe they might, as although they are presented as useless and dim-witted it still makes them far more interesting and appealing than they really are. I bet Camilla PB, especially, has it in her Favourites.
It's definitely been one of the better Britcoms of recent years, and almost the only one that actually deserves a third series, but I think it's significant that it's a send-up; that seems to be the only thing British comedy can still do well (cf the undeservedly short-lived The Agency, also with Morgana Robinson, and The Goes Wrong Show).
It's definitely been one of the better Britcoms of recent years, and almost the only one that actually deserves a third series, but I think it's significant that it's a send-up; that seems to be the only thing British comedy can still do well (cf the undeservedly short-lived The Agency, also with Morgana Robinson, and The Goes Wrong Show).