{"id":5670,"date":"2021-10-13T11:50:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1389069"},"modified":"2021-10-13T13:31:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T11:31:18","slug":"holby-city-cancellation-explained-by-bbc-drama-boss-it-was-an-incredibly-difficult-decision","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/holby-city-cancellation-explained-by-bbc-drama-boss-it-was-an-incredibly-difficult-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Holby City cancellation explained by BBC drama boss: \u201cIt was an incredibly difficult decision\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Joe Julians\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The end is nigh for Holby City<\/a> after it was cancelled earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

The Casualty spin-off began back in 1999 and news of the axe falling came as a shock, but anyone expecting the BBC to change their mind and reverse its fortune should prepare for bad news \u2013 it won\u2019t be happening.<\/p>\n

Piers Wenger, who is Director of BBC Drama, has been talking to What To Watch<\/a> about the decision and he has made it clear that while this was not an easy choice to make, it\u2019s one he is standing by.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an incredibly difficult decision that took time to come to. We had clear direction on wanting to make more drama across the UK. We had EastEnders, Holby in the south and Casualty in Wales. We need dramas to better reflect life in the north of England which is why we\u2019ve chosen to bring back Waterloo Road.\u201d<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s then. Holby City will indeed wrap its long tun in 2022, but at least the fictional hospital will still be in business as the BBC has made it clear there are no plans for Casualty to end.<\/p>

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Wenger also spoke about the upcoming Waterloo Road revival<\/a>, saying: \u201cThe original Waterloo Road had hour-long episodes and that\u2019s the form in which we\u2019ll be bringing it back. We\u2019re working on the show, we haven\u2019t started filming. So I don\u2019t want to be too specific about the kind of the feel of it, and how much of how much it will feel like a direct continuation of the previous series. I imagine it\u2019ll be an evolution. But I think it\u2019s a bit early to say.\u201d<\/p>\n
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