Twitter account @SoVeryBritish may be turned into television show The British obsession with painstaking politeness, cups of tea and profusely apologising for everything could be about to become the basis of a new television phenomenon. A London-based production company has optioned the rights of Twitter account Very British Problems (@SoVeryBritish), with a view to turning it into a television show. The account, which has 892,000 followers including celebrities such as Ricky Gervais and Stephen Fry, has gained a global following for mocking everyday British dilemmas and worries such as "Apologising profusely for allowing your foot to be trodden on," "Accidentally touching a fellow commuter's hand and recoiling as if you've just been bitten by an adder" and "Being flabbergasted at how many people add milk at the wrong stage of the tea making process." The account has already spawned a book entitled Very British Problems: Making life awkward for ourselves one rainy day at a time. Alaska TV has optioned the satirical account, set up by freelance journalist Rob Temple in 2012, for development. The creative director of Alaska, Ian Lamarra, said: "Immediately I could see what the show was. When I got in touch with Rob, I was 99% sure he'd already be making a show. While it has yet to be picked up by a broadcaster, Lamarra said the series would be talking heads show featuring comedians riffing off Temple's tweets, interspersed with hidden camera elements. "What we're doing is essentially a visual Twitter," he said. If you're going to option anything that's already popular, don't muck around with it too much. Temple said he was confident that the show would be well received by the British public if picked up by a broadcaster. He added: "I don't see why it would tank seeing as people react to the Twitter feed so well, and it would be short, punchy and funny, hopefully. We'll see. Expect unnecessary apologising, an obsessive interest in weather and queuing, and lashings of awkwardness. This could indicate an emerging trend in British television, with the industry increasingly turning to platforms such as Twitter for content to inspire new commissions and take advantage of their massive followings. The parody account of Elizabeth Windsor, with the handle Queen_UK, already landed a television deal in September and animated shorts based on the tweets, titled Yes Ma'am, are set to air on channel Dave in the new year. However, adapting a Twitter feed for television is not without risks. In 2010, US network CBS aired $h*! My Dad Says, a sitcom starring William Shatner, based on writer Justin Halpern's tweets, was cancelled after just one season.