BBC orders Season 2 of 'Tracey Ullman's Show'

LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- The BBC says it has ordered a second season of the variety series Tracey Ullman's Show.

"It has been a pleasure being back at the BBC, and I am thrilled to get the opportunity to write more shows with my brilliant team," Ullman said in a statement.

"The warm reception from the British public has meant a lot to me personally. I want to thank them and let [guest stars] Dame Judi Dench and Chancellor Angela Merkel know I couldn't have done it without you girls. Here's to Season 2."

"Tracey's triumphant return to British television was a big hit with the audience. She's such an exceptional talent at the top of her game. The new series will have plenty more surprises and finger on the pulse characters and impressions that hold a fairground mirror up to modern British society, politics and celebrity," added Shane Allen, controller of BBC Comedy Commissioning.