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Metro
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
The most 'absurd' show on the BBC just dropped 6 new episodes
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Comedian Diane Morgan's widely praised BBC series Mandy has finally returned for another batch of chaos. The Philomena Cunk star, 49, has written, directs and stars in the sitcom where she plays the titular heroine – the 'hapless, jobless Mandy'. '[Her] daft adventures mostly end in disaster. She's got Big Dreams, but can she actually be bothered?' the show aptly describes itself. The theme tune? Barry Manilow's Mandy of course! Each season contains six bite-sized episodes making it the perfect one-week binge in which we see Mandy get up to genuinely bonkers hijinks with Morgan's quintessential flavour of character acting. Seriously, one episode opens with her stark naked on a table, save for some sushi adorned around her body, followed by a host of businessmen digging into their dinner. In another, she is entirely convinced she has eaten an old man's dog. Essentially, it's the kind of show that needs to be seen to be believed. The show also boasts a wild list of guest stars including Maxine Peake, Natalie Cassidy and Shaun Ryder to name a few, if you can believe it. Over the years it has made a mighty impression on viewers. 'Absolutely loved this show, so silly! Watched it with my mum and we still quote it haha,' Mat W wrote on Rotten Tomatoes. 'Stupid, stupid, stupid, predictable, cliche and utterly childish. Loving every minute of it,' one anonymous user quipped, saying one episode left them 'crying with laughter'. 'Diane Morgan is a comic genius: writer, director, comedienne, actress,' another anonymous user praised in a five-star review. 'The Quirkiness of Mandy is its best feauture. And its running time of 15 minutes works really well. Diane Morgans performance in Mandy is unique and different,' another echoed. 'Full of absurd and subversive humour,' Piotr W agreed. Critics are in agreement. 'It's bold and ludicrous, but economical too. It don't mean a thing. It is, however, a glorious release from all those things that do mean a thing,' The Time shared. 'This was enjoyably escapist comedy, daft for the sake of daftness, and all the more welcome for it,' the Daily Telegraph echoed. Although the humour may not always land with The Guardian warning it is 'not as tight or laugh out loud funny' and The Independent agreeing it's provokes wry smiles rather than belly laughs.' An official synopsis for the fourth season reads teases that she'll continue 'to live hand-to-wonky-mouth, cooking up enough dodgy side hustles and trashy cash hacks to hopefully climb up into the squeezed middle and out of the squashed bottom.' It adds: 'Constantly harassed, pursued and persecuted by her benefits officer (Tom Basden), Mandy finds solace in her friend Lola's (Michelle Greenidge) salon, drinking in the heady aroma of cheap bleach and Minty Pig nail polish.' More Trending Discussing how she settled on the tone of the show which is apparently based on a woman she met once, she once told The Guardian: 'Most people nowadays are doing downbeat, naturalistic comedy. I wanted to do something mad and silly. I crave silliness. 'A bit of pure escapism. It's turned out much weirder than I imagined. It's quite visual, like a Viz cartoon, but I'm happy with it.' Mandy is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. View More » This article was first published on July 15, 2025. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Where did it all go wrong for MasterChef after BBC show's scandals? MORE: Who will replace John Torode and Gregg Wallace on MasterChef? The latest updates MORE: Lisa Faulkner reveals secret to long marriage with John Torode as MasterChef scandal rages on
Tom's Guide
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
How to watch 'Mandy' season 4 online for FREE
It's the moment that feckless people everywhere have been waiting for as "Mandy" season 4 hits our screens. Watch it like she would. If you've got a job, phone in sick and watch it in bed or if you haven't, don't phone in sick and binge it in bed... Here's how to watch "Mandy" season 4 online from anywhere with a VPN — and potentially for free. "Mandy" season 4 premieres on Monday, 21 July at 10 p.m. on BBC Two, with all episodes available on BBC iPlayer from 6am.• WATCH FREE — BBC Two/ BBC iPlayer (U.K.)• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk free Written by and starring Diane Morgan (aka Philomena Cunk), "Mandy" has won a legion of fans who delight in the perpetual failure of the lead character to hold down a succession of dead end jobs while simultaneously delivering astonishing chaos and scarcely believable carnage. For season 4 Morgan promises, "More of the same Mandy madness really... [she] is still being forced to do jobs that she doesn't like and isn't any good at. Which I think everyone can relate to." The usual supporting cast return with guest stars including Martin Lewis, Sian Gibson and Paddy McGuinness. Read on to find out how to watch "Mandy" season 4 online, on TV and from anywhere. "Mandy" season 4 premieres on Monday, 21 July at 10 p.m. on BBC Two, with all episodes available on the free BBC iPlayer from 6am. You must be a British resident and have a valid TV license with a U.K. postcode (SE1 7PB). If so, register for your account today. You don't have to miss it either if you're a Brit exiled abroad because you can unblock BBC iPlayer with a VPN. We'll show you how to do that below... Thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network), "Mandy" season 4 should be available to Brits no matter where they are. The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you find yourself. Our favorite is NordVPN. NordVPN deal: FREE $50 / £50 Amazon gift card Boasting lightning fast speeds, great features, streaming power, and class-leading security, NordVPN is our #1 VPN. ✅ FREE Amazon gift card worth up to $50/£50✅ 4 months extra FREE!✅ 76% off usual price Use Nord to unblock BBC iPlayer and watch "Mandy" live online with our exclusive deal. Using a VPN is incredibly simple. 1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite. 2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're away from the U.K. and want to view a U.K. service, you'd select U.K. from the list. 3. Sit back and watch the show. Head to BBC iPlayer to watch "Mandy" season 4 online and on-demand. Unfortunately, "Mandy" season 4 is not available to stream in the U.S. but if that changes you'll read about it here first. However, if you are a Brit in the States for work or on vacation you can catch the show for free much earlier by using a VPN such as NordVPN, choosing U.K. from the list and selecting BBC iPlayer. "Mandy" season 4 premieres on Monday, 21 July at 10 p.m. on BBC Two, with all episodes available on BBC iPlayer from 6am. You don't have to miss it if you a Brit exiled abroad because you can unblock BBC iPlayer with a VPN. We recommend NordVPN. As with the U.S., "Mandy" season 4 is not available to stream live in Canada. However, if you are a Brit in the Great White North for work or on vacation you can catch the show on your own domestic streaming platform by using a VPN such as NordVPN. The first three seasons of "Mandy" are available to stream on BritBox Australia and so season 4 will almost certainly be also available there although there is no release date at the time of writing. If that changes you'll read about it here first. Nevertheless, if you are a Brit working or on vacation Down Under and you want to catch the show on the BBC you can do so by using a VPN such as NordVPN. There are currently no plans to air "Mandy" season 4 in New Zealand but if you are a Brit currently there for work or vacation you can catch the show on BBC iPlayer by using a VPN such as NordVPN. Season 04 Episode 01: "Pretty Woman" - A glamorous stranger convinces Mandy of the importance of the correct paperwork. S04 E02: "Mad Mandy: Fury Road" - Something is holding Mandy back. But what is it? Can she overcome it? Does she even know what it is? Is there anything she can do about it? S04 E03: "Seed" - Mandy's dreams are shattered by the arrival of a mysterious night-time visitor. S04 E04: "Mand On The Run" - An old friend brings a chance of redemption for Mandy, but also misfortune, death, danger and destruction – a heady mix, especially for a Tuesday afternoon. S04 E05: "Wormhole" - For once, Mandy has the perfect job. The hours are fine, the pay is good, the fag breaks are reasonable. There's only one problem: people. Yes, them again. Can Mandy outwit them at last? S04 E06: "It's Not You, It's Mandy" - Mandy is forced to confront a dramatic change to her whole way of life, and she must look for meaning in places where she's either been too tired or too bored to look for it before. The series is now in its fourth series - did you think audiences would take Mandy into their heart as much as they have? No, it's complete surprise to me I think it would just be a pilot that would disappear without trace … Some viewers have reacted to it in unusual ways. I've heard that at least four of them have turned vegetarian after watching an episode of the last series where Mandy gets a job in an abattoir, so that's good. Especially for cows. And what is it, do you think, that keeps them coming back for more? There's nothing else on? I suppose it's always nice, after a hard day's work, to see someone have a worse time that you and still come through without serious mental health issues or HR getting involved. Will Mandy ever be capable to hold down a permanent job? I think that would ruin the whole premise of the series, if she suddenly could do a job realisably well? Nothing would happen! It would just be Mandy sat at a desk. How do you think Mandy evolved as a person through the past four series? She hasn't evolved at all, that's what makes her charming. She's learned nothing. Just keeps making the same mistakes, like all of us. Will you ever have a use for Mandy's leopard print outfit? I wear it whenever I do a big shop. Where does the inspiration come from, for the most obscure situations that Mandy finds herself in? They're all based on absolute fact. A lot of them are inspired by things that have happened to me. I've had a number of jobs that I've been fired from. Some I haven't even lasted an hour in. Acting's about the only job I've lasted more than a week in. So I have to stick with it. Which episode for you is the standout for this series -or is it too hard to pick? There's bits of all the episodes that I think are great. But I can't tell you what they are because they'll spoil it. And also I can't remember them clearly. You made this series a cruelty-free production – what can you tell us about that? We decided to use only cruelty-free make-up products that haven't been tested on animals. We warned all the actors what we were doing and none of them had a problem with it. I think there should be a special logo at the end of the show to prove it. Most of the actors were amazed that some products aren't cruelty-free. Some, well-known brands still test on animals and most people aren't aware of that. Have you ever passed your driving test? If not, good luck finding a driving instructor. No, I haven't passed my driving test. Although I have done 1000s of hours of lessons. I just don't think I'm one of nature's natural drivers. I'm waiting for the self-driving cars to kick in now. Lots – including "Strike: Ink Black Heart", "Human", UEFA Women's Euro 2025 and loads more! We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
The Guardian
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘I've not got a problem with making myself look disgusting': the wild rise of Diane Morgan
Diane Morgan went vegan a few months ago, so naturally, we meet for lunch at a restaurant in central London that almost entirely serves cheese. It is a humid, muggy day. 'You don't often hear people use the word 'muggy' now,' Morgan says, when I mention it. 'How many people do you hear saying that, on a daily basis?' A pause. 'Under the age of 85, I mean.' Morgan is famous for her deadpan style, which she has honed to perfection as the mockumentary host Philomena Cunk, and has put to use all over British TV, from the dour Liz in Motherland to Kath in Ricky Gervais's sitcom After Life, with a recent stint as the reporter Onya Doorstep in Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Over a lovely looking cheese-free salad, she admits that she is becoming more of a hippy as she gets older. 'As I'm cascading towards the grave,' she laughs. Morgan is here to talk about the surreal, anarchic Mandy, which she created, writes and stars in. It is 'pure stupidity', she says, gleefully, ahead of its fourth series. 'There's no meaning. You're not going to learn anything. I don't want to learn anything.' The episodes are barely 15 minutes long, and see Mandy try out various jobs and get-rich-quick schemes, as she is forced to navigate fatbergs, psychics, illicit medical procedures, Russian gangsters and plane hijackings. Back in the day, Morgan and her friend Michael Spicer ('a YouTube sensation now') would meet up at a pub – upstairs, in an empty room, not at the bar, she clarifies – with a bag of wigs, to play around with characters. One of them became Mandy. Mandy first made an appearance on Craig Cash's short-lived 2016 sitcom Rovers. When the BBC asked Morgan if she had any ideas for a new comedy, Mandy staged a comeback. They filmed a 15-minute pilot, in which Mandy covets a white leather sofa, leading to a Princess Di makeover that clashes with an experimental medical trial. 'I never thought they'd pick it up, and I think that's why it was so mad,' she says. 'I had the freedom to do whatever I wanted.' It went out in 2019, and was soon picked up for a full series. 'I thought, fantastic, made it, and then thought, oh shit.' She was so nervous about it airing that she almost phoned the BBC and asked them to pull it. 'It felt really personal, in some ways,' she explains. In the new series, Mandy vomits ice-cream on to a small child's head and gets 'rancid lamb fat' injected into her backside. How personal are we talking? 'I felt like people were going to go, what the hell is that? And I'm sure a lot of people did. It's just what I felt like doing at the time, as a reaction to all those Fleabaggy dramas. Fleabag's brilliant, but because it was so successful, there were loads of other shows that were a bit like that.' Mandy is not like that. Instead, it was inspired by more grotesque physical comedies such as Bottom. 'Where they're just beating each other up repeatedly. I couldn't think of a woman that had done that.' She wonders whether women don't want to make themselves look disgusting. 'I've not got a problem with that,' she laughs. 'Because that's what I want to see.' In the first proper episode, Mandy gets a job in a banana factory, squashing spiders. I think about it every time I pick up a bunch at the supermarket. 'I was told that was an actual job in Bolton,' she insists. 'They would hand you a mallet and if the spider ran out, you'd just clobber it. That was a job! Otherwise, what do you do? Just let them run free?' Morgan has done quite a few of the jobs that Mandy tries, it turns out. 'Chip shop, telesales, Avon lady, dental nurse, packing worming tablets. All kinds of stuff. I've been pretty terrible at all of them.' She grew up near Bolton, and had always wanted to act, but for a while, struggled to get into drama school. At one point, she and her friend Maxine Peake decided to have elocution lessons. 'We thought the reason we weren't getting into drama school was because we were so broad,' she says. Sign up to What's On Get the best TV reviews, news and features in your inbox every Monday after newsletter promotion How did those lessons go? 'Well … badly,' she laughs. 'But it's mad, isn't it, that the thing that was separating me out, I wanted to get rid of.' She realised 'far too late' what made her special. 'I think it was when I'd left drama school. I started doing standup, and then I started getting acting parts, and they were always miserable northerners.' It finally occurred to her that what she had been trying to suppress was exactly what people found funny. 'The flat, miserable noise of my voice.' Morgan has played Philomena Cunk for over a decade, and in the past, she has said that the two are very similar. 'Basically the same,' she nods, today. But it sounds like there's more crossover with Mandy than you'd think. 'There's a lot of overlap there. I'm probably more like Cunk, because Mandy's quite brazen. I haven't got [Cunk's] social skills, because I didn't go to public school. She doesn't care, whereas I do care. That's the big difference.' She will freely admit, though, that she loves an awkward moment. 'I'm completely happy in silences, as you can probably tell from Cunk. I revel in them, almost.' When she interviews experts for what looks like minutes on screen, she might have been talking to them for hours, waiting for the perfect response to the often mindless questions. 'Basically, it's an improvised conversation, because you never know when they might go, 'what do you think?'' She has to second guess what they might say, and work out where she might take it from there. 'If they completely fall into the trap I've set, it's like feeding strawberries to a donkey. It's great.' Philomena Cunk is unexpectedly massive in the US. 'Oh my god, yeah, they love it.' Morgan has done the rounds on the late night talk shows; she got a standing ovation when she walked out on to the Stephen Colbert stage. 'It sounds ridiculous, saying it,' she laughs. 'I felt like one of the Beatles.' Cunk is so big on social media that people don't always realise she's a character from a TV show. Sometimes, when they meet Morgan, they call her 'the TikTok lady' From 2016 to 2022, Morgan played Liz in the hectic parenting comedy Motherland. Have they asked her to be in its spinoff, Amandaland? 'No.' She leaves one of those perfect silences. 'Bit awkward,' she jokes. 'No, I think it would be weird if we'd all gone back into it, and called it Amandaland. It's a different show.' She hasn't seen it, solely for the reason that she doesn't watch much comedy. 'It feels too close to home. I can't switch my brain off from going, oh, I see what you did there. I just ruin it, because I can't enjoy things.' She prefers documentaries. 'I find documentaries really funny, especially ones from the 70s. There's one that's purely about people who have got struck by lightning. It's just superb.' Surely Philomena Cunk has ruined documentaries for everyone? 'But they're still making them, exactly the same,' she says. 'They make shows and you think, this is exactly like Cunk! How can you do this?' Morgan recently appeared on the celebrity genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?, which was surreal for a number of reasons. First, because Mandy had already done a spoof of it called Who Are You, Do You Think, and second, because it is full of Cunk-like documentary tropes. Morgan leans into the daftness of it, doing those long, distant walking shots, and pleading not to have to look over her shoulder for the opening credits. 'My mum said to my auntie, 'Diane's done Who Do You Think You Are, are you going to watch it?' And my auntie said, 'Depends what else is on'. Swear to God. Depends what else is on. None of them give a shit. Keeps me very grounded.' Morgan loves Mandy's 15-minute episodes. 'You're in, you're out, you've got your life back. I don't want anything that's like, oh, this is 47 seasons and it doesn't get going until episode 16.' But she will soon be returning to half-an-hour with Ann Droid, the new comedy she has written with Sarah Kendall. A year ago, Morgan read an article about the possibility of robot carers for child-free older people in Japan. 'I thought, I don't have any kids. Shit, that'll be me, ending up with a robot.' It made her laugh so much that they sent the idea to the BBC, who said yes. 'Then we had to write it.' Worse, she has cast herself as the robot. 'It didn't occur to me that it would be difficult, over six weeks, to move like this,' she says, lifting her arms stiffly. She is currently in training with a movement coach. 'I spend an hour a day, walking around the house like a robot.' I can't believe your family don't care about what you do, I say. 'I know! They don't ask,' she shrugs. 'Not bothered.' Mandy returns on Monday 21 July at 10pm on BBC Two.
Metro
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
BBC viewers have days to watch 'genius' series ahead of fourth season
Comedian Diane Morgan's widely praised BBC series Mandy is imminently returning for another batch of chaos. The Philomena Cunk star, 49, has written, directed and starred in the sitcom where she plays the titular heroine – the 'hapless, jobless Mandy'. '[Her] daft adventures mostly end in disaster. She's got Big Dreams, but can she actually be bothered?' the show aptly describes itself. The theme tune? Barry Manilow's Mandy of course! Each season contains six bite-sized episodes making it the perfect one-week binge in which we see Mandy get up to genuinely bonkers hijinks with Morgan's quintessential flavour of character acting. Seriously, one episode opens with her stark naked on a table, save for some sushi adorned around her body, followed by a host of businessmen digging into their dinner. In another, she is entirely convinced she has eaten an old man's dog. Essentially, it's the kind of show that needs to be seen to be believed. The show also boasts a wild list of guest stars including Maxine Peake, Natalie Cassidy and Shaun Ryder to name a few, if you can believe it. Over the years it has made a mighty impression on viewers. 'Absolutely loved this show, so silly! Watched it with my mum and we still quote it haha,' Mat W wrote on Rotten Tomatoes. 'Stupid, stupid, stupid, predictable, cliche and utterly childish. Loving every minute of it,' one anonymous user quipped, saying one episode left them 'crying with laughter'. 'Diane Morgan is a comic genius: writer, director, comedienne, actress,' another anonymous user praised in a five-star review. 'The Quirkiness of Mandy is its best feauture. And its running time of 15 minutes works really well. Diane Morgans performance in Mandy is unique and different,' another echoed. Critics are in agreement. 'It's bold and ludicrous, but economical too. It don't mean a thing. It is, however, a glorious release from all those things that do mean a thing,' The Time shared. 'This was enjoyably escapist comedy, daft for the sake of daftness, and all the more welcome for it,' the Daily Telegraph echoed. Although the humour may not always land with The Guardian warning it is 'not as tight or laugh out loud funny' and The Independent agreeing it's provokes wry smiles rather than belly laughs.' An official synopsis for the fourth season reads teases that she'll continue 'to live hand-to-wonky-mouth, cooking up enough dodgy side hustles and trashy cash hacks to hopefully climb up into the squeezed middle and out of the squashed bottom.' More Trending It adds: 'Constantly harassed, pursued and persecuted by her benefits officer (Tom Basden), Mandy finds solace in her friend Lola's (Michelle Greenidge) salon, drinking in the heady aroma of cheap bleach and Minty Pig nail polish.' Discussing how she settled on the tone of the show which is apparently based on a woman she met once, she once told The Guardian: 'Most people nowadays are doing downbeat, naturalistic comedy. I wanted to do something mad and silly. I crave silliness. 'A bit of pure escapism. It's turned out much weirder than I imagined. It's quite visual, like a Viz cartoon, but I'm happy with it.' View More » Mandy is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. The fourth season arrives on BBC Two and iPlayer on July 21. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: BBC staff with authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream were present at Glastonbury MORE: Gregg Wallace's final MasterChef series should air – his behaviour isn't contestants' fault MORE: Legendary 70s horror film that was almost never released now streaming completely free
Daily Mirror
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Philomena Cunk star calls for farms to be licensed like zoos to protect animals
Best known for role of Philomena Cunk, Diane has teamed up with organisation Animal Equality to demand a licence scheme for farms to give better protection to chickens, cows, pigs and sheep After Life, Motherland and Mandy have helped turn Diane Morgan into one of our best loved actors. Now the Bolton-born comic is using her platform to give animals a voice after backing a campaign calling on the Government to introduce a zoo-like licensing scheme for farms to protect chickens, cows, pigs and sheep. We meet at The Retreat, a sanctuary near Ashford, Kent, which rescues ex-farm animals, where Diane, 49, tells me about the most important animal in her life - her rescue dog. She said: 'When I first got Bob I was doing Afterlife and took him on set. He was incredible. It was like he'd been on set his whole life. He was like Judy Garland. He would be quiet the minute they shouted action and he'd go and sit behind the cameras. 'He's a toy poodle, so they're very intelligent. It's almost like having a small, furry man, like Ronnie Corbett following you around.' READ MORE: Moby shares the reason why he went back on tour - and it's incredibly on-brand Diane, perhaps best known for role as Philomena Cunk, now lives in London with her partner Ben. She told how they are both completely obsessed with Bob, who was rehomed by the Blue Cross after his previous owners kept him in a cage for 10 hours a day. She said: 'We got him just after my dad had died and he really helped with the grief. If I was sad, he'd pick up on it and come over to me. He is our best friend. I think if you have a pet and you have that connection, it means you look at other animals and think "oh they're not that different.' In 1998, the UK became the first country to ban experiments on animals for cosmetics products and their ingredients. But some brands still sell products made in regions where animal testing is still legal. While on set filming BBC two comedy series Mandy, Diane ensured the whole production used cruelty-free make-up and said she would like to see all sets follow. Another issue she would like to see fixed is clearer labelling on products. She explained: 'It is annoying that things like a handwash are labelled vegan but that just means it doesn't contain animal products. It doesn't mean it hasn't been squirted in the eyes of a rabbit. The labels are very confusing labels. There needs to be clearer messaging.' Asked whether drama and comedy shows should tackle more environmental issues, she said: 'Definitely. I mean, I had an episode of Mandy that was about a fatberg. I was surprised at how many people didn't know what one was. They are an absolute nuisance.' After being vegetarian for 10 years, she participated in Veganuary - a global campaign that encourages people to try a vegan lifestyle for the month of January - last year with Peter Andre.' I found it hard because I loved cheese so much but this year I said to myself, right I am going to put an end to this. Weirdly I have gone off cheese now.' Earlier this year she also contributed a voiceover to a TV advert which encourages people to choose compassion and move away from dairy products - the first of its kind to be aired in cinemas and on Sky and Channel 4. Her passion for animals has seen her team up with Animal Quality who are pressuring the government to bring in licensing for farms and slaughterhouses. She said: 'We are fed this story about all animals running around fields but the reality is most are kept in intensive conditions. Most are not checked and those are done infrequently. 'Anyone can just have a farm. I think if people knew that and knew how animals were treated, more would put pressure on the government to make change. 'I know most people don't want to look at horrible footage, and I understand that. It'll really put a crimp in your day. But I'd much rather be aware and try to do something about it.' A recent report by the The Animal Law Foundation found that fewer than 3% of the UK farms are inspected each year on average, while just half of complaints made against farms in the UK are investigated. When wrongdoing is found, most farmers receive little more than a written caution Abigail Penny, Executive Director of Animal Equality UK, said: "Pubs, taxis, beauticians, and many other sectors are required to have licences to operate - why not farms too? The animal agriculture industry breeds and slaughters over one billion animals every year – we expect far greater scrutiny, transparency, and meaningful consequences when laws are broken. It's the least these animals deserve.'
