Fans of ITV’s medical drama Maternal got involved last Thursday, after it was reported that the series had been axed.
The show, which focused on three female doctors returning to the ward after maternity leave, failed to garner high enough ratings, resulting in it being rigged by bosses.
Following the reports on Wednesday night, fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment, calling it an “excellent” show.
A fan also pointed out that it was scheduled to be shown opposite Silent Witness on rival channel BBC One, meaning it “didn’t stand a chance”.
One user said in response to a tweet reporting the ax overnight:
more! Fans of ITV’s medical drama Maternal shared their dismay after it was announced the series had been axed on Thursday.
Another added: “Putting #maternal against the BBC’s usual go-to over the past several years, February’s ‘Silent Witness’ drama gave it little chance!”
A third posted: ‘This is so frustrating @ITV. #Maternal was a great show with an amazing cast and stories that felt appropriate and true.
A fan also shared: ‘Amazed to read that there will be no second series of #Maternal. Personally I think it was excellent.
The Sun reported on Wednesday that ITV had canceled Maternal after just one series, with a source telling the publication: ‘It was a very difficult decision because the show was very well liked on the channel and the viewers who watched it really loved it. also.
“Unfortunately, the audience did not come to the drama in the numbers we had hoped.”
The Mother starred Parminder Nagra, Lara Pulver, and Lisa McGrillis as a trio of female doctors returning to the ward after maternity leave.
The heartfelt show followed the women as they raised their children along with a demanding job.
The show was well received by critics, who praised the acting, dialogue, and objectivity of the drama.
Sad news: The medical drama has been canceled by the broadcaster after it reportedly failed to garner high enough ratings
Sad news! Following the reports on Wednesday night, fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment, calling it an “excellent” show.
Plot: Mother Parminder Nagra stars, Lara Pulver and Lisa McGrillis as three female doctors returning to the ward after maternity leave
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode four stars out of five, praising the depth of the three main characters, and observing that it has ‘the grit in its storytelling that produces something rather remarkable’.
While The Telegraph’s Anita Singh also gave it four stars out of five, declaring it superior to its fellow modern medical drama, This Is Going To Hurt.
But viewers at home didn’t feel the same, and didn’t keep watching the drama.
The series ran from January to February this year, and started with 2.4 million viewers, dropping to 1.9 million for the final episode on February 20.
Speaking about working on the series in January, Parminder explained that her experience on the US series ER helped her prepare for the role.
“I felt like the drug was still a bit there, even technically in how things were blurred for the camera,” she said.
Like when you are intubating a patient (inserting a tube through a person’s mouth or nose and into their windpipe), you hold your hand in a certain way to hide the fact that you really aren’t.
The funniest part was that some of the terms I used to say in ER, I was told, “That’s not what you say here.” It is pronounced differently in Britain.
Parminder also reveals that she has landed on one side Pediatrician Dr. Maryam Afridi through her real life Afzal Pal Lara.
Preparation: Talking about working on the series in January, Parminder (pictured) explained that her experience on the US series ER helped her prepare for the role.
She explained, “Lara Pulver and I are the best buddies and neighbors in LA.
During the pandemic, we’ve been doing a lot of our test strips together. So when she taped her audition to play Katherine in Maternal, she read the corresponding parts.
The next day, I received an email asking me to audition as Mary. So we took our entire group and Caboodle to Liverpool to shoot like a little family.
“Getting the chance to work alongside Lara, whom I love and respect, is amazing.”
