Coming Of Age is sitcom about the lives of five teenagers, created and written by Tim Dawson, a teenager himself at the time.

Jas, Ollie, Matt, Chloe and DK live in Abingdon. Their lives revolve around college, their bedrooms and, because they are always getting thrown out of the local pub, Ollie's garden shed.

In the 2nd series they are still trying to navigate their way through their bumbling college lives and burgeoning sex lives.

Writer Tim Dawson says: "I've given the scripts a much more adventurous storyline this year that has allowed us to explore aspects of the characters we haven't seen before. The programme is still as bawdy and outrageous as you would expect, but it's even funnier this time because the humour always comes from a genuinely dramatic place. Visually, we all felt Series 1 looked a bit cheap, so Nick [Wood - director] and Simon [London - producer] have worked hard to give us a revamp - the show looks beautiful now and really takes advantage of being in HD. I think Coming Of Age is the best show on television, but don't take my word for it - watch every Tuesday at 22:30 on BBC Three and find out for yourself!"

Series 2 producer Simon London told us: "There's obviously a constituency for this kind of crude, lewd humour, but I thought we could improve it, strengthening the characters and introducing some great guest stars. I'm not trying to convert anyone, just make the show better for those who already like it."

Our Review: The 2007 pilot of this sitcom was not very well received at all - "juvenile, puerile and full of swearing just for the sake of it" appeared to be the general consensus on our message board.

The first series (2008) was no major shift; in fact, many considered it to be even worse. Knob-gags and ridiculously vulgar situations aplenty, it proved to be very much in line with that other BBC Three sitcom staple, Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps.

The second series, broadcast in early 2010, was a step up in terms of that terrible phrase "production values", with stronger plots and characters really coming into their own as individually defined beings, some great comedy references and a better visual appearance. But the humour stayed true to its roots, and didn't disappoint those who'd come to it as die-hard fans of Series 1.

Consequently, and much like Two Pints, Coming Of Age continues to be highly divisive. For the exact same reasons many love it, an equal number loathe the show - there really is no middle ground. In the view of its detractors, Coming Of Age is a weak excuse for a sitcom, containing the most basic of plots padded out with puerile and pathetically childish sex jokes. For its fans, it's a heightened reflection of their own experience of teenage years, with brilliantly absurd exchanges and sublime vulgarity to match.