Catherine Tate’s latest sitcom Queen Of Oz has been given the chop after a single series, the BBC have confirmed.
Catherine Tate is currently riding high on the huge success of the long awaited Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials. Written by returning showrunner Russell T Davies, the episodes saw Tate reprise her role as Donna Noble opposite David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor.
However Queen Of Oz, Tate’s latest foray into sitcom, has been cancelled after a single series, the BBC has confirmed.
The six-part series followed Tate as Princess Georgiana, the “spare to the British throne”. With her party girl lifestyle and constant public scandals threatening the monarchy’s future, she is moved to Australia to become their Queen, along with her new staff – director of communications Zoe (Jenna Owen), private secretary Bernard (Robert Coleby), head of security Marc (Rob Collins), personal assistant Matthew (William McKenna), lady in waiting Anabel (Niky Wardley), and master of the household, Weiwei (Anthony Brandon Wong).
Written by Tate and her partner Jeff Gutheim, the show received negative reviews and the viewing figures dropped across the run.
The news comes not long after Tate confirmed that her Netflix sitcom Hard Cell would also not be returning for a second series.
Tate recently returned to her most iconic character Joannie ‘Nan’ Taylor last year in The Nan Movie. While it received hardly positive reviews, the film was notable for not including the name of its director, ostensibly Josie Rourke, in the credits. We wrote about it here.
She is currently sharing the stage with Shameless star David Threlfall in a West End production of The Enfield Haunting, which runs until the 2nd March 2024. You can find out more details and purchase tickets here
All six episode of Queen Of Oz are still available to watch via BBC iPlayer.
