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ITV Drama Cancelled After One Season Due to Low Ratings and Controversial Violence

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The ITV drama was canceled following a single season due to poor viewership numbers, as confirmed by its main star.

In a different setting, Martin Clunes portrayed Nathan, a Welsh farmer whose home and familial harmony was under siege due to the encroachment of local drug traffickers operating within the county lines.

But, despite the actor’s hopes for a second instalment, the series was not a hit with audiences. 

He shared with The Sun that there was enthusiasm for another series from our side, but ITV appears not to be on board. Unfortunately, it didn’t attract the viewership they desired.

ITV stated: “We’re incredibly pleased with ‘Out There’ and would like to express our gratitude to Martin and his team for producing an outstanding series.

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The broadcaster went on to say: ‘We’ve always wished for our series to come back, and regret that the story didn’t resonate with a large enough audience to make that possible.’

During the series, Out There viewers were left appalled by a ‘very grim and dark’ murder scene. 

In the third installment, Louis Ashbourne Serkis’ character, Johnny Williams (Nathan’s son), viciously murdered a drug dealer following an attempt to sexually assault his friend.

Johnny phoned his dad, Nathan, for assistance in tidying up the crime scene that was drenched with blood, where he had moved the corpse down the stairs.

However, some viewers found the scenes excessive and deemed the show as overly violent and gloomy.

They criticized the unrealistic depiction of cleanup efforts, stating that it was highly improbable that the duo responsible for the crimes wouldn’t be apprehended based on these scenes.

viewer reactions to graphic violence were harsh, with many commenting that it was excessive and distasteful. In contrast, the peaceful atmosphere of Doc Martin now seems quite appealing.

Uh-oh, Kenny’s appearance in the second episode of #OutThere is quite disturbing. The violence and darkness are too intense for my taste. With the appearance of a baseball bat, I choose to stop watching.

Wow, it looks like something terrible happened. There’s a lot of blood everywhere… This is quite disturbing.”

“It’s turned out to be quite gruesome…” could also work as an alternative. For the informal tone, you can keep the original phrase “Proper dark this innit?!” which means “This is really bad, isn’t it?” in standard English.

Simultaneously, they criticized the messy cleanup process, stating it was haphazard and compared it to a situation where the Bedfordshire Constabulary would intervene. They said, “It’s fortunate they don’t reside in Luton, or the authorities there would deal with that shoddy cleanup job swiftly.” A pile of burnt trainers? That’s commonplace for us.

It’s highly unlikely that they could remove the body undetected.

or

Someone would surely notice if they were taking the body away.

‘Nobody will notice a great fire and explosion,’; ‘That clean up job won’t fool SOCO…,’;

As a seasoned lifestyle connoisseur, I must confess that the scenario they’ve presented seems more like a whimsical daydream than a plausible reality. It appears as though they lack the practical experience gained from watching shows like Silent Witness, for even the most meticulous cleaning efforts in such situations would hardly pass unnoticed.

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2025-05-27 23:03

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