The new six-part series sees actress Diane Morgan play a social humanoid robot, Linda.

The new series has caused a stir online.

BBC’s six-part comedy Ann Droid kicked off on Friday night (July 17) as viewers tuned in to watch actress Sue Johnston play lonely widower Sue.

Concerned about her health and well-being, her son Michael (Paul Ready) decides to get her an AI eldercare robot, much to her annoyance.

Giving the robot, whom she calls Linda (Diane Morgan), a trial run, it’s clear things aren’t going smoothly as viewers saw the robot walk in on her in the bath and ruin her dressing gown.

However, as the episode began, it wasn’t long before people commented on the new series as many viewers shared the same opinion.

One person said: “#AnnDroid Funny, sad, incisive. Diane Morgan and Sue Johnson are brilliant. SueSueSue is a winner.” Someone else added: “#AnnDroid is my new favourite telly show.”

Another viewer wrote: “Just watched the first episode of #anndroid by @Sarah_Kendall and Diane Morgan, and it is a great piece of writing and acting. Deserves to be a hit with viewers #suesuesue.”

One fan commented: “Ann Droid is sharp, witty and gorgeously funny. Sue Johnston is brilliant as per, and if you’re a fan of Diane Morgan, it’s a real treat #AnnDroid @BBCOne”

While another added: “Watched episode 1 of #AnnDroid. Brilliantly funny, but also so full of emotion. It made me cry! Absolutely loved it."

Speaking about playing the role, actress Diana Morgan detailed the hardest part about playing a robot.

She commented: “What was hard was that Sue got these really emotional scenes, and I’m sitting next to her, motionless. But obviously I’m hearing everything, and she’s amazing.

“There were times, sitting on the bed, where I thought, ‘I’m gonna cry, I’m gonna cry’. And I can’t cry, I’m a robot. It was really difficult.”

Although the pair got off on the wrong foot to begin with, the episode took a heart-warming turn at the end.

Changing her mind on sending Linda back, Sue decides to keep the robot for a little while longer as she helps her to navigate with her loneliness and grief as an unexpected friendship forms.

Ann Droid is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.