BBC Three called time on Being Human yesterday, bringing an end to the channel's most credible hit after five successful series.
The ending of the supernatural drama inevitably led to outcry from fans and the usual slew of complaints about BBC Three valuing tacky documentaries and trash over quality drama and entertainment.
We're not entirely sure if that argument stacks up, but we can't possibly deny that the channel has been a bit hasty in the past with lowering the axe. So for this week's Friday Fiver, we've picked a handful of shows that deserve a second chance.
The Fades
It's not very often that a show wins a BAFTA, but fails to get a second series. There must have been some awkward meetings in Zai Bennett's BBC Three head office after the show he culled and that he claimed failed to "engage" walked away with the 'Best Drama' crown.
The ending of the supernatural drama inevitably led to outcry from fans and the usual slew of complaints about BBC Three valuing tacky documentaries and trash over quality drama and entertainment.
We're not entirely sure if that argument stacks up, but we can't possibly deny that the channel has been a bit hasty in the past with lowering the axe. So for this week's Friday Fiver, we've picked a handful of shows that deserve a second chance.
The Fades
It's not very often that a show wins a BAFTA, but fails to get a second series. There must have been some awkward meetings in Zai Bennett's BBC Three head office after the show he culled and that he claimed failed to "engage" walked away with the 'Best Drama' crown.
- 2/8/2013
- Digital Spy
The presenter of Film 2010 served a long apprenticeship before landing this prime-time slot. No wonder she has a style very much her own
The kohl-rimmed eyes and the weighty fringe were probably the first things viewers noticed. Those key Winkleman trademarks were there from the very start, back in the late 1990s. Who is this unusual woman presenter, people asked, and why does she look at the camera sideways, as if tentatively sharing a joke?
Claudia Winkleman's new role as the host of Film 2010, coupled with a stint tonight on Strictly Come Dancing's main show while Bruce Forsythe recovers from flu – as well as her usual presenting job on the Strictly spin-off, It Takes Two – all mark a move up to the front ranks of the broadcasters' roll call of talent.
But how the presenter herself views her prestigious elevation is another matter. With a self-deprecatory...
The kohl-rimmed eyes and the weighty fringe were probably the first things viewers noticed. Those key Winkleman trademarks were there from the very start, back in the late 1990s. Who is this unusual woman presenter, people asked, and why does she look at the camera sideways, as if tentatively sharing a joke?
Claudia Winkleman's new role as the host of Film 2010, coupled with a stint tonight on Strictly Come Dancing's main show while Bruce Forsythe recovers from flu – as well as her usual presenting job on the Strictly spin-off, It Takes Two – all mark a move up to the front ranks of the broadcasters' roll call of talent.
But how the presenter herself views her prestigious elevation is another matter. With a self-deprecatory...
- 11/14/2010
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
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