diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/bbcmaestro.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/bbcmaestro.py
index df3f74bf1..704de0c1a 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/bbcmaestro.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/bbcmaestro.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-# coding: utf-8
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import re
 
-from ..utils import orderedSet, smuggle_url, unsmuggle_url
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import orderedSet, smuggle_url, unsmuggle_url
 
 
 class BBCMaestroComIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -15,11 +13,11 @@ class BBCMaestroComIE(InfoExtractor):
         'info_dict': {
             'id': 'julia-donaldson/writing-children-s-picture-books/trailer',
             'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Course trailer'
+            'title': 'Course trailer',
         },
         'params': {
-            'skip_download': True
-        }
+            'skip_download': True,
+        },
     }]
 
     def _do_extract_video(self, url, webpage, video_id):
@@ -30,13 +28,13 @@ class BBCMaestroComIE(InfoExtractor):
                 r'<h1\b[^>]*lesson[^>]*title[^>]*>\s*(.+?)\s*</h1>',
                 webpage,
                 name='title',
-                flags=re.RegexFlag.S
+                flags=re.RegexFlag.S,
             )
 
         m3u8_url = self._html_search_regex(
             r'<source[^>]+src="?\'?(\S+\.m3u8)',
             webpage,
-            'video URL'
+            'video URL',
         )
         formats = []
         if m3u8_url:
@@ -45,23 +43,21 @@ class BBCMaestroComIE(InfoExtractor):
                 video_id=video_id,
                 ext='mp4',
                 m3u8_id='hls',
-                fatal=False
+                fatal=False,
             )
 
-        video_dict = {
+        return {
             'id': video_id,
             'title': title,
-            'formats': formats
+            'formats': formats,
         }
 
-        return video_dict
-
     def _do_extract_playlist(self, url, webpage):
         # Twitter Title usually: <Lesson Title> - <Author> | <Course Title>
         twitter_title = self._html_search_meta(
             ['twitter:title'],
             webpage,
-            fatal=True
+            fatal=True,
         )
         playlist_title = (
             twitter_title
@@ -70,32 +66,32 @@ class BBCMaestroComIE(InfoExtractor):
         )
 
         url_without_query_parameters = url.split('?', maxsplit=1)[0]
-        self.write_debug('url_without_query_parameters: %r' % url_without_query_parameters)
+        self.write_debug(f'url_without_query_parameters: {url_without_query_parameters}')
         playlist_id = self._search_regex(
             pattern=r'.*/courses/([^/]+/[^/]+).*',
             string=url_without_query_parameters,
             name='Playlist ID (from URL)',
-            fatal=True
+            fatal=True,
         )
-        self.write_debug('playlist_id: %r' % playlist_id)
+        self.write_debug(f'playlist_id: {playlist_id}')
         entries = [
             self.url_result(
                 smuggle_url(
                     f'https://www.bbcmaestro.com/courses/{playlist_id}/lessons/{item_video_id}',
-                    {'forcevideo': True}
+                    {'forcevideo': True},
                 ),
-                ie=BBCMaestroComIE.ie_key()
+                ie=BBCMaestroComIE.ie_key(),
             )
             for item_video_id in orderedSet(re.findall(
                 r'href=[^>]*/courses/' + re.escape(playlist_id) + r'/lessons/([^?]+)',
-                webpage
+                webpage,
             ))
         ]
         # self.write_debug('entries: %r' % entries)
         return self.playlist_result(
             entries=entries,
             playlist_id=playlist_id,
-            playlist_title=playlist_title
+            playlist_title=playlist_title,
         )
 
     def _check_login_provided(self):
@@ -104,9 +100,9 @@ class BBCMaestroComIE(InfoExtractor):
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         url, smuggled_data = unsmuggle_url(url, {})
-        self.write_debug('Extracting from: %r' % url)
+        self.write_debug(f'Extracting from: {url}')
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        self.write_debug('Video ID: %r' % video_id)
+        self.write_debug(f'Video ID: {video_id}')
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
 
         is_private_course_content = ('/lessons/' in url)
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ class BBCMaestroComIE(InfoExtractor):
             # Note: We can only download the course trailer without login
             self._check_login_provided()
 
-        is_playlist =  (
+        is_playlist = (
             is_private_course_content
             and not smuggled_data.get('forcevideo')
             and not self.get_param('noplaylist')