The author and comedian will investigate the appeal of the domestic cat, meeting passionate owners and their felines around the country

David Baddiel will present a three-part series for C4 in which he travels the country to champion cats, setting out to dispel misconceptions as he meets unusual examples of the feline friends and their passionate owners.

David Baddiel: Cat Man is from Expectation; the 3 x 60’ series is executive produced by Ben Wicks and Dom Wells Martin, the series producer is Jo Maney, the series director is Charlie Graham and the line producer is Claire Fletcher. It was developed by Amy Dallmeyer and Morwenna James.

The show was commissioned by Jayne Stanger, senior commissioning editor, lifestyle at Channel 4, with Jo Street, director of commissioning, nations and regions and Channel 4’s head of lifestyle.

David Baddiel said: “I’ve been in many meetings over many years with TV commissioners and at the end of them, they often say ‘and do you have any other ideas?’ And I always say: ‘Yes, there should be a TV show about cats.’ And mostly they’ve laughed, thinking I’m joking. I’ve never been joking.”

Wicks added: “… science says watching cats can reduce stress by up to 50%, so technically this show is medicine.”