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Commission the BBC to bring back Prank Patrol with Barney Harwood as a BBC3 show

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

From 2007 to 2010 this great nations children were kept sustained by one man; Barney Harwood. Prank Patrol kept us going when all seemed lost in the world. With the current political climate getting ever more turbulent BBC3 must bring back Prank Patrol as a show and tour for 18 to 25 year olds.
From 2007 to 2010 through the worst years of the recent financial crisis this great nations children were kept sustained by one man; Barney Harwood. His show Prank Patrol kept us going when all seemed lost in the world. With the current political climate getting ever more turbulent we need BBC3 to bring back Prank Patrol as a show and tour for university students and young adults. Barney Harwood, you're the hero this country and very specific generation of children from 18 to 25 need right now.

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.

Timeline

16 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
21 May 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 May 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.