“One of the things about Comic Relief is it just gives opportunities for things to happen that would never happen. I can’t imagine any context in which they would have allowed this little sort of extra special into the world of Normal People.”

There has been a lot of discussion over whether or not there should be a season two or Normal People since the series was first released. Although Abrahamson had previously said he hoped to revisit Connell and Marianne in “10 years’ time,” fans of the show were divided over whether or not a second season would ruin the show’s “perfect ending”.

Because the show is based on a stand-alone novel by Sally Rooney, any sequel to the series would be created in a similar way to The Handmaid’s Tale, where the show’s writers took fans beyond the pages of the original book.

Normal People: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal are reuniting for a Comic Relief special