To quote our lords and saviours, the Spice Girls, this one is giving us major ‘hai si ja, hold tight!’ vibes.

Here’s what you need to know, then, about Henpocalypse.

What is Henpocalypse about?

To clear up any residual confusion, Henpocalypse is absolutely not a Chicken Run-style look at how the apocalypse might impact our feathered friends (despite plenty of YouTube commenters seeming to think so, and despite… well, despite that sounding pretty fun, actually).

Instead, it’s about a hen party with zero survival skills – and a lot of plastic party tat – forced to fare against Armageddon.

Desperate for food that isn’t owl meat (don’t ask), the group breaks quarantine and ventures out into the ruins of Snowdonia, where they encounter a fearsome radicalised pilates instructor who’s on a top-secret mission.

The hens, though, are harbouring a dark secret of their own. And, yes, it very likely involves the poor male stripper they’ve managed to take captive…

Henpocalypse: a BBC comedy about a messy hen party derailed by the apocalypse? We’re sold