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JUDGE John Deed has been axed, its star Martin Shaw revealed yesterday.
Martin, 64, let slip BBC1 would make no more series of its longest-running legal drama, despite audiences of five million.
Asked if he preferred playing the High Court judge or his current role of Inspector George Gently, Martin said: “I’d love to play more Judge John Deed but the BBC has pulled it.”
He admitted he was disappointed, saying the Beeb could have done more with the character.
A spokeswoman confirmed that the programme would not return — blaming Martin’s other BBC roles in Apparitions and as Gently.
She added: “Judge John Deed is a series we are very proud of. In order to introduce exciting new series, we decided to end it on a high.”
Chloe O'brien
30-04-2009, 12:47
How can the beeb blame Shaw's other roles it's a cop out they just want to save money and not pay Martin.
StarsOfCCTV
30-04-2009, 15:09
There's no reason to pull a show if it pulls in a regular good audience. :rolleyes:
BBC is going to start making more cheap reality shows which cost less than dramas. I'd rather pay more for Martin Shaw than Graham Norton etc!
Chloe O'brien
02-05-2009, 00:28
Excatly give me a good drama or nature programme by David Attenbourgh any day instead of reality tv.
I prefer to see Mr Shaw :wub: than BB or I am a Celeb any time. But I suppose that the reality tv shows pull in more advertising revenue than drama shows.
Seriously gutted! I loved Judge John Deed. Why pull something when its consistently pulling in the viewers!
JustJodi
03-05-2009, 11:45
Now I am really :angry: this was one of the few shows me and my partner actually liked and watched together:crying:
Sighhhhhhhhhhh:thumbsdow
Tigerpip
03-05-2009, 23:10
I am really ticked off at this news. Judge John Deed was one TV programme that was unafraid to get *gritty*.
Martin Shaw played his part amazingly well. (he is not too hard on the eye either..):o
IMO the Beeb has pulled it because it ran rather too close for comfort of the appalling criminal law system working in this country, not to mention the old boys club bias in the court system. :angry:
*T*
Chloe O'brien
03-05-2009, 23:18
I don't understand how the beeb can justify axing showing like judge deed, which is only on for 8 weeks out of a year is going to save money. Wouldn't the beeb save more money if they were to cut programmes that are on all year round. I'm not having a go at casualty or holby as I watch both but these programmes are on 52 weeks of the year. If they were to half their production to 26 weeks each then that would free up 6 months of airtime for other quality dramas instead of them being axed it would be the same if easteneders cut back on the amount of episodes it airs each week.
StarsOfCCTV
04-05-2009, 01:00
Yeah I would fully support that. At the moment its all about quantity rather than quality, and I only really watch the shows out of habit nowadays, they don't grab me like they used to and I don't mind if I miss an episode.
And it would also free up the actors to do other things, so they are less likely to leave after a couple or so years. They have a good system in America where they sign a contract for x amount of years but then they can go off and do other things in their spare time.
Its annoying how all the channels are axing good quality shows for cheap ones that don't really stretch your mind.
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