BBC bosses confirm Sir David Jason's Still Open All Hours has been axed
BBC bosses have axed Sir David Jason ’s hit sitcom Still Open All Hours after six successful series.
There are currently no plans for production on another series of the popular series, despite its soaring ratings.
The comedy series, which first launched back in 2013, came about as a sequel to the classic Open All Hours.
After Still Open All Hours' final series, which aired in 2019, Sir David was keen to get another series commissioned by bosses.
However, it is believed that BBC bosses have now decided to let go of any hope to bring back the comedy series.
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Sir David was keen for a comeback (PA)
The hit BBC sitcom has been axed (Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Ima)Instead, they plan on using the budgets for new formats.
"We’d like to thank the cast and crew for six wonderful series, which are all available to view on BBC iPlayer," a BBC executive told.
"There are currently no plans for new episodes of Still Open All Hours," they added.
Still Open All Hours launched as a sequel to the 1973-1985 comedy Open All Hours starring Ronnie Barker and David Jason.
Sir David Jason's Still Open All Hours has been axed (BBC/Matt Squire)The hit series then returned for a one-off special in 2013.
Following the success of the spin-off, where more than 12 million viewers tuned in to watch the broadcast, BBC bosses decided to launch an entire off-series with an average viewership of 6.6 million viewers per episode.
The original run featured 26 episodes within four series, and the revival shot 41 episodes over a six-series period.
It comes after Sir David credited his co-star Ronnie Barker for his outstanding career success.
David, who played Granville on the hit sitcom, recently told The Mirror the secrets of the show and told how important his 'mentor' Ronnie, who played Arkwright, was to his early career.
The BBC show won't be making a comeback (BBC/Gary Moyes)
Sir David has enjoyed a stellar career (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)David, who is 82 and in 2005 was knighted for services to acting and comedy, says that away from the Open All Hours set, he called Barker “The Guv’nor” and when Barker retired, he passed the “Guv’norship” to him.
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He says: “Ronnie B was the head of the team and because he was such a nice man, and so creative, and very funny and stimulating in his own right, he passed that on to the rest of the cast.
“He loved showbiz, he loved acting, and he loved giving pleasure to people, and he passed that on to me, if you like.
“It was me that used to call Ronnie The Guv’nor and then when Ronnie retired he decided that he would hand over The Guv’norship, as he called it, to me. I was his apprentice – so if you ever see me you can either call me Sir David or just The Guv’nor, I don’t mind.”
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