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Code 404 unlikely to return for Series 4

Daniel Mays has said Code 404 "almost certainly won't be coming back" as he and co-star Stephen Graham are too busy.

British Comedy Guide, 20th September 2023

Code 404 review

A childish sitcom perfect for kids - if it weren't for all the swearing.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 5th August 2022

Code 404, series 3, review

A vintage comic double-act in search of a better script.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 5th August 2022

Code 404, Sky Comedy, review

Forget Turner and Hooch - Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays are the best buddy cops.

Ed Power, i Newspaper, 4th August 2022

Code 404 Series 3 confirmed by Sky

Sky has confirmed that cop sitcom Code 404 will return for a third series.

British Comedy Guide, 4th November 2021

Code 404 set to return for Series 3

Work has begun on a third series of Code 404. Further episodes of the hit Sky Comedy cop sitcom, which stars Daniel Mays as a detective brought back to life as an AI experiment, and Stephen Graham as his long-suffering partner, have already been written BCG understands.

British Comedy Guide, 1st September 2021

Code 404 Series 2 review

A gloriously silly CBBC version of Line Of Duty.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 1st September 2021

Code 404 to return for Series 2

Sky has ordered a second series of Code 404, its new sitcom starring Stephen Graham, Daniel Mays and Anna Maxwell Martin.

British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2020

Daniel Mays' robocop Major continues on the quest for his killer with the help of his partner Carver (Stephen Graham). This week, Dennett has given the pair a new assignment but Major is growing suspicious of his wife Kelly and would rather be following her. Carver manages a distraction: fresh leads on the killer.

Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 13th May 2020

Line of Duty alumni, Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays, star in the comedy-drama Code 404, written by Daniel Peak, directed by Al Campbell. They play detective partners, one of whom, John Major (Mays) was killed in action, but then resurrected by artificial intelligence. It emerges that not only has DI Roy Carver (Graham) been involved with Major's wife (Anna Maxwell Martin), but now, if his revitalised partner makes too many mistakes, he can be "switched off".

As these are the kinds of roles that Mays and Graham excel in playing straight, it took a while to adjust my perceptions. It was delivered as a classic funny/straight double act, with May hurling himself into the comedy and Graham anxiously trying to contain the fallout. While Code 404 didn't always hit the mark in this opener, the energy and enthusiasm were infectious, and with this level of talent on board I will be sticking with it.

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 3rd May 2020

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