diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py
index a8edb80a060..404a0f9dffe 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/bbc.py
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         redux_state = self._parse_json(self._html_search_regex(
             r'<script\b[^>]+id=(["\'])tvip-script-app-store\1[^>]*>[^<]*_REDUX_STATE__\s*=\s*(?P<json>[^<]+)\s*;\s*<',
             webpage, 'redux state', default='{}', group='json'), group_id, fatal=False)
-        episode = redux_state.get('episode',{})
+        episode = redux_state.get('episode', {})
         if episode.get('id') == group_id:
             # try to match the version against the page's version
             current_version = episode.get('currentVersion')