Exclusive: Star’s Windrush ITV show cut after just one series as TV industry loses funding streams
Lenny Henry says “many black dramas” are being axed after one series, with his Windrush ITV drama Three Little Birds becoming the latest victim., which called for more diversity in the creative industries, he told the Guardian he was concerned about a trend for new shows being given “just one shot”, as TV faced cuts caused by a downturn in advertising and commissioning.
“We were only just getting to know Rochelle Neil, Saffron Coomber, Yazmin Belo and Javone Prince and their stellar performances as Leah, Chantrelle, Hosanna and Aston: the audience reaction was amazing and I had some really good storylines planned for their characters.”for commissioning Three Little Birds in the first place” and said he was, “very proud of our achievement – we’ve won awards and put out real stories that speak to a lot of people”.
“Everyone who watched the series really loved it, and for that reason we’re really disappointed we can’t make another series happen.” It was the only diverse drama in the top 50 and just 192,000 viewers behind the Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio’s ITV crime thriller Payback – which is also not returning.
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