Petition · past parliament
Make BBC2 commission a fifth series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
BBC 2's comedy department have cancelled the popular, intelligent and innovative TV series made by genius comic Stewart Lee, under the pretence of funding cuts. Given the licence fee has not decreased the reality is they have reallocated the funding to some other less important programming.
They're probably spending the money making a programme about Michael Portillo going on a bus or something.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.
You might like to write to the BBC to make this suggestion.
You might like to write to the BBC to make this suggestion.
Timeline
| 7 May 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 May 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 May 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.