A popular BBC drama has been reportedly axed after just one season, leaving the cast furious.
The series, which starred actor Stephen Graham, received glowing reviews and secured high ratings when it aired in 2023.
Despite running for only four episodes, the BBC reportedly have no plans to extend the series. Boiling Point, which followed the 2021 film of the same name, picked up eight months after its suspenseful ending.
The series saw irate chef Andy Jones, portrayed by Stephen, collapse with a heart attack and try to find his place in the world without running a restaurant. Carly, played by Vinette Robinson, took over from Andy at Jones and Sons, the Mirror reports.
It also starred new chef Johnny (Stephen Odubola) plus kitchen porters Jake (Daniel Larkai) and Holly (Hannah Traylen). The series concluded with Carly taking on a wedding booking to try and bolster the restaurant’s finances and despite the potential for more storylines to be explored, the series has been put on hold.
A source told The Sun: “It’s not often a drama gets such love from viewers and critics but Boiling Point was such a rarity the team has been left disappointed that there’s no news on a second series.
“The fact is there’s still an appetite for more, it’s just making that happen. Boiling Point is on the shelf, so to speak, but if the right story or idea comes along then there’s every chance it could be back on screens one day.”
Last year also saw the cancellation of BBC’s gritty drama Better after just one season. The programme, featuring Andrew Buchan as the hardened Irish mobster Col McHugh and Leila Farzad playing the compromised DI Lou Slack, will unfortunately not be gracing our screens again.
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Throughout the initial series, which premiered in 2023, DI Slack’s character was embroiled in corruption, often accepting informants and pay-offs from the slick gangster McHugh.
Created as a five-episode crime saga by writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent, an industry source divulged to The Sun: “Better did good business, averaging almost four million viewers an episode, and there was an appetite to learn more about the tangled lives of McHugh and Slack. But the BBC is keen to bring a slew of new shows which means that, unfortunately, some popular dramas have to make way.”
In a similar vein, the striking drama I May Destroy You also met its end following its debut in 2020. Plans were afoot to further explore the narrative which centred on Arabella and her journey to piece together a drug-fuelled night out where she became a victim.
The bold London-set story featured Michaela Coel in a tour de force role, not only starring as Arabella but also wearing hats as the show’s writer, executive producer, and co-director.
The show proudly scooped up accolades such as BAFTAs for Best Mini-Series, Best Director: Drama, Best Writer: Drama, and Best Actress.
In addition to these, the show bagged two RTS Programme Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a Peabody Award, to name a few. Drawing parallels from Coel’s own harrowing experience with drink spiking, I May Destroy was inspired by her own real-life incident.
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