Hit ITV cop drama DCI Banks has been cancelled after five years and fans of the police show are up in arms to say the least.
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The crime show – starring Stephen Tompkinson, 51, as the titular Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks – has run since 2010 and frequently pulls in between 5 and 6 million viewers.
But ITV have decided not to renew the show for any more episodes despite the recent fifth series kicking off with over 6 million viewers.
‘After five series, ITV has taken the decision not to recommission DCI Banks,’ a statement for the broadcaster reads.
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‘We’re grateful to the production team at Left Bank Pictures for creating the world of DCI Banks and the actors Stephen Tompkinson, Andrea Lowe and Caroline Catz for the commitment and dedication they’ve shown to their roles,’ the statement adds.
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But fans of the show are disappointed and have taken to Twitter to slam the decision to cancel the show.
One fan tweeted the cold truth
https://twitter.com/jetpack/status/795976016829284352
While another slammed ITV for being ‘as bad as the BBC’
#ITV scrap another drama. This time DCI Banks. They’re as bad as the #BBC for not re-commissioning programmes the viewers watched.
The above chap is kind of on to something there, however, as ITV did in fact recently poach the BBC’s former Head of Drama Polly Hill (responsible for giving us TV delights including Poldark and Wolf Hill).
Indeed some fans have focused the blame for Banks cancellation firmly on Polly
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https://twitter.com/jetpack/status/795986151853162496
Polly hill making her force felt at ITV âºï¸âºï¸âºï¸ #BriefEncounters #dcibanks
While another fan thinks the show may have reached a natural conclusion
Disappointed it’s been given the shove…but given what happened in the last few episodes, maybe not completely unexpected. #DCIBanks
DCI Banks was based on a series of books by author Peter Robinson.
The fifth and final series concluded on October 5th with the last episode pulling in over 5 million viewers.
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