After being slammed for “stereotyping” Irish people and being “in bad taste”, Channel 4 series London-Irish has been cancelled.
Written by Derry native Lisa McGee the series followed the antics of four ex-pat Northern Irish 20 somethings living in London.
Peter Campion who played Packy in the sitcom confirmed the news exclusively to Goss.ie. When asked if the show was coming back for season two, he said:Â “No it won’t be.”
London-Irish no more: Show star Peter Campion confirmed the news it won’t be returning | CHANNEL 4
The Irish star who is currently rehearsing for Martin McDonagh’s much anticipated new play The Pillowman opened up to Goss.ie about the cancellation.
“It was looking good and then it just went a different way,” he said.
The comedy series hit a raw nerve with some critics who didn’t quite get the show with the former Love/Hate actor hinting that people didn’t give it the chance he felt it deserved.
Disappointed: Actor Peter Campion wished people could of given the show a chance | CHANNEL 4
“I’m not being bias cause I was in it, it was hilarious and I thought the writing was really top notch stuff.”
“I think a lot people made an opinion of it because it’s topic before they even gave it a chance.”
“From just watching it at face value it’s very full on but if you just give it a moment to recognise how good the writing is, it’s all very layered and the furthest thing away from face value” he said.
