Primeval is axed by ITV
15/06/2009 - 13:09
Saturday night sci-fi drama Primeval has been axed by ITV.
The programme, which starred Ben Miller, Douglas Henshall, Andrew-Lee Potts and former S Club 7 singer Hannah Spearritt, followed a group of scientists studying prehistoric and fantasy creatures.
The third series launched in April with 5.3 million viewers and scored an average audience of 4.41 million until it finished last weekend.
An ITV spokesman said of the channel's decision not to commission a fourth series: "After three very successful series of Primeval there are no plans at the present time for it to return to ITV. High quality drama remains a key part of the ITV schedule although our current focus is on post-watershed productions."
The programme used expensive CGI effects to bring its creatures to life, and was created by Impossible Pictures, the team behind the BBC's Walking With Dinosaurs.
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