No more Albert Square, no more trips to the Queen Vic, no more sniping about how chubby Kat has gotten lately. No more cockney slang, no more ‘aving a butcher’s” or substituting “f’s” for “th’s.” No more Slaters, Fowlers, Mitchells, Watts or even Beales. No more Oirish characters to play nurses, gamblers or dashing rogues.
BBC America, you have lost a loyal viewer.
In a statement posted on its website, the station said that the show had “consistently underperformed” in the Nielson ratings, and so would be pulled from the schedule wifout so much as a by-yer-leave. And despite a dull lineup that seems to consist of constant reruns of “Home Front” and “So Graham Norton,” the station has no plans to resurrect the show. And on the eve of Dirty Den’s return, no less. Have they no heart?
So what can angry fans do? We’d suggest e-mailing the powers that be and letting them know how you feel. (Actually, we’d suggest subjecting the suits at the station to an hour with Phil and Grant Mitchell, but that’s just a pipe dream.) Use the “contact us” area on their website, www.bbcamerica.com. You can also complain to your cable or satellite company, and write to the station’s advertisers to register your opinions. Or you can just settle for the 3-year-old episodes on your local PBS station — which is where you got ‘ooked in the first place. Roight?