Does Dougie Come Back in Derek?

His first acting gig followed, with Gervais casting Pilkington as grouchy-but-good-hearted handyman Dougie in his Channel 4 series Derek. He refused to return full-time for the show's second series and was written out in the first episode.

Does Karl Pilkington return to Derek?

Karl Pilkington has announced that he has quit acting after his stint in Derek, in which he was forced to wear a 'f***ing stupid wig'. ... 'I'm doing a little bit in the new Derek but not as much. ' He even said that he thought the experience of being on Derek had made him retrospectively enjoy An Idiot Abroad better.

Is Dougie on Derek in season 2?

Ricky Gervais has revealed that Karl Pilkington was too nervous to play a major role in series two of Derek. Pilkington starred in the first series of the Channel 4 comedy as caretaker Dougie, but will play a much smaller role in the upcoming second run.