The third and final series of Uncle kicks off with a slice of emotional turmoil for Andy (Nick Helm). We all know that he has a nephew, Errol, but could he be a father too? The first episode finds him reflecting on whether his life if about to undergo a seismic shift that will mean that he has to accept some real responsibilities.

Offspring is pretty much the overall theme here - Andy’s sister Sam (Daisy Haggard) is also thinking about having another child with her new partner Bruce. If it sounds like there aren’t many laughs here, don’t worry, there are plenty in the insightful, if slightly slushy script by Oliver Refson and Lilah Vanderburgh.

While Errol (Elliot Speller-Gillott) has grown into a serious eco-warrior cultural appropriation-aware male feminist 15 year-old, Andy is still a beer-swilling rock stardom-dreaming slob par excellence, but when he is offered the chance of working with a boyband he has to think about putting his principles aside for once. After all, dads can’t only think about themselves all the time can they? Although actually he is hardly that principled - his previous career high is writing a carpet store jingle. 

Despite being an online BBC3 series this, like last year’s Fleabag, has all the production values and quality of a non-digital series and will presumably pop up on BBC1* or BBC2 at some point. It also has a very strong supporting cast. Dylan Moran plays Andy’s punchbag-thumping manager, Matthew Crosby (credited as Matthew-Paul Crosby, ooh get him) chips in as an old mate who has become a dad and sings its praises: “it’s like growing your own best friend.” And Helm's Andy gets to sing a song at the end and even turn into a cartoon version of himself. I’ve never seen him so animated.

Available online here.

*Wow, I must be psychic or something - it can also be seen on BBC1 on Friday nights after Graham Norton's chat show.