ITV drama axed after one series as lead actor reveals it 'didn't pull viewing figures'

Daily Mail​

3 days ago

An ITV drama has been axed after just one series, with the lead actor confirming it 'didn't pull viewing figures.'
Out There starred Martin Clunes as Welsh farmer, Nathan, whose homestead and family life are threatened by local county lines drugs dealers.
But, despite the actor's hopes for a second instalment, the series was not a hit with audiences.
He told The Sun: 'We were keen on doing a second series but ITV aren't, it seems. It didn't quite pull the numbers they wanted, unfortunately.'
ITV added: 'We are really proud of Out There and would like to thank Martin and the production team for delivering a brilliant series.'
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The broadcaster continued: 'We do always hope to see our series return and we are sorry we didn't get this drama to connect with a big enough audience to see that happen.'
During the series, Out There viewers were left appalled by a 'very grim and dark' murder scene.
In episode three, Nathan's son Johnny Williams (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) brutally stabbed a drug dealer to death after he tried to rape his friend.
Johnny called his father Nathan to ask for his help in the cleaning up the blood-soaked murder scene - which saw him drag the body down the stairs.
But the scenes were branded 'gratuitous' by disturbed viewers, who declared the programme was 'too violent and dark'.
They also slammed the shoddy clean-up scenes for being 'far fetched' as they claimed the pair would most definitely be caught for their crimes.
Backlash for the violent scenes saw viewers say: 'Yeah. That was awful and gratuitous. Doc Martin is suddenly seeming very appealing,';
'Oh-oh Kenny looks an absolute horror. Not liking beginning of episode 2 of #OutThere, feeling too violent & dark for me. As the baseball bat comes out I decide *Off*,';
Someone else shared: 'Omg, he's killed him, theirs so much blood…,'; 'This has got very grim..,'; 'Proper dark this innit!?!'
Meanwhile they also complained about the clean-up scenes being 'slapdash' as they said: 'They're lucky they don't live in Luton. The Bedfordshire Constabulary would be all over that slapdash clean up job. A bonfire of burnt trainers? Pah. We see it most weeks on,';
'Surely they could not take the body out without somebody seeing them!'; '#OutThere is a little bit.... Out There,';
'Nobody will notice a great fire and explosion,'; 'That clean up job won't fool SOCO...,';
'This is far fetched fantasy nonsense. They've obviously never seen an episode of Silent Witness. They wouldn't have a chance of getting away with that clean up,'; 'Such a stupid far fetched series.'