Huge Sky show starring Michelle Keegan to be ‘axed’ after next series
A SKY show starring Michelle Keegan is set to be axed after the next series.
Comedy drama Brassic is currently airing its fifth season, but it looks like season six will be the curtain call for the residents of Hawley.
Although it was one of the most popular comedies on Sky, the cast have told show bosses they want to move on to other projects.
According to , producers are now trying to make sure the show ends on a high note.
A source from Sky told them: "Brassic is very unlikely to return after next year’s sixth series. It’s had incredible success, but the feeling among some of the cast is that it’s time to move on.
"Ryan was considering leaving after series five, but was persuaded to continue by the bosses at Sky.
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"Michelle is also finding it harder to work her schedule around filming as she’s in demand for so many projects.
"Bosses now want to make sure the show goes out with a bang. They’re working on a final episode that will really shock."
Brassic follows a group of small town boys as they do illegal activities to scrape together some petty cash.
However, over the course of the show they begin to wonder if there is more to life than this.
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A Sky spokesperson said: "Brassic has not been cancelled. The show remains one of Sky’s best performing original comedies. With a highly successful series five launch just last week, it is a firm favourite with our customers. A growing number of them continue to discover this award-winning series on demand and as it airs on Sky Max, Thursdays 10pm."
David Livingston, Executive Producer of Brassic, Calamity Films, said: "The series isn’t being cancelled. We just released series five and the ratings are though the roof with a Christmas special and a sixth series in production. As the Brassic character Farmer Jim might say. 'This is horse #*!!.'"