BBC Four has confirmed that it will air Parks and Recreation in the UK.

Channel controller Richard Klein first announced the acquisition in August, but the relevant sentence was later deleted from the BBC's press release.

However, in a new BBC statement, Klein has said: "I'm delighted that we have acquired Parks and Recreation, one of America's smartest comedy series."

He continued: "BBC Four is in really great shape at the moment, with share continuing to increase. We've had a great critical and audience response to recent programmes, from Food Glorious Food to the Big Science season; and of course, the much anticipated return of The Killing III which launched with over a million viewers."

Parks and Recreation stars Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls) as Leslie Knope, an optimistic, mid-level bureaucrat who works at the Parks department in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana.

The comedy - which is currently airing its fifth season in the US - was co-created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur (NBC's The Office) and also stars Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott and Rob Lowe.

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Watch a clip from Parks and Recreation below:

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