BBC have made a mistake not taking back Birds of a Feather!
dazza89
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I think the BBC will honestly regret not taking Birds of a Feather back, I know its to early to say yet after one episode but from what I have read and heard it went down well with people so I can see it containing a lot of its 7M+ audience next week. I watched it last night and thought it was funny, I think because we know the characters already it works, if this had been a new comedy then perhaps the reaction may have not been that positive but after the first couple of scenes it felt like it had never been away. I wonder if BOAF will go the same way as Men Behaving Badly which ITV axed after 2 series and it went on to have major success at BBC. I'm sure the BBC will say they aren't bothered and supporters will say BBC should be focusing on new comedy etc but 7M viewers during the week is a great rating,and I bet they must be kicking themselves a little bit when they saw that rating this morning. I highly doubt any comedy on BBC1 is going to achieve that this year (apart from MBB on Xmas day) Really looking forward to the rest of the series.
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And it's only one episode that has aired!
I can understand BBC not wanting to give it a chance, especially if they were looking at Open All Hours as well.
Didn't like it first time round.
And when it came back it did really well, and again it was only ended as a result of the cast and production team not wanting to do more.
But with regard to Birds of a Feather, of course no judgement should be made on the back of the ratings for episode 1. Look no further than The Royal Bodyguard for evidence of that. I suspect it will hold up OK though.
Then it won't affect you will it.
Using this logic the BBC is a 'chav' channel for running BOAF for 9 years!
I know people like to focus on the negative, but just because this as a good thing for ITV (if the ratings hold up) doesn't necessarily mean it's a disaster for the BBC.
You obviously like it.
But, "thanks for thinking of me."
I was talking about the reason BOAF was cancelled.
No, using this logic one show was on the wrong channel. It happens sometimes. And you don't understand logic.
It did alright on "the wrong channel" for years then.
Are you a troll or do you just not realise how condescending you are?
Also to label a mainstream terrestrial British TV channel as a "chav" channel is hugely stuck up and outright ridiculous.
When I was younger, Southern was always seen as anarchic, while the BBC was seen as wholesome.
These days, it doesn't matter.
I enjoyed the first episode. The format has shifted to the 21st century. Rab C Nesbitt had too.
Birds of a Feather wasn't cancelled either. The ratings were impressive throughout and it was the cast/production that chose to call it a day, with the BBC respecting that decision as it had lasted a highly respectable 10 years.
I think it's a brilliant decision by ITV to take it on. It really suits the channel and it's great to see they've shown commitment by giving it a great slot and a reasonably long 8 part run.
There's a quote from Peter Fincham, "I can't think of a better programme to follow Coronation Street" and I completely agree. Irrelevant of your opinion on Birds' content, it is a perfect match, especially for pulling EastEnders viewers across to ITV from BBC 1 on a Thursday night.
And as a sitcom, it's a far better story for Birds of a Feather if it does quite well on ITV than if it had done quite well on the BBC.
I don't think it was ever officially cancelled just on long hiatus
Peter Fincham needs an education on the ITV schedules as Coronation Street does not broadcast on a Thursday night.
The quote is from the meeting when the show was recommissioned. He was very obviously just using an example of a programme that is 'very ITV'. In fact it ended up going out after Emmerdale.