Justin Lee Collins' Back Axe

6 months ago 19th May 13:00

Justin Lee Collins' show 'Bring Back' has been axed.

The 34-year-old funnyman has been told the expensive Channel 4 series - which reunites stars from the past - will have to be pulled after ratings dramatically dropped.

A source said: "'Bring Back' is not a cheap enterprise so understandably Channel 4 wanted big ratings.

"It's not been a flop by any means but in the current climate the bosses need to spend wisely. In the old days when the channel was more flush it would have survived."

It's a shame but Justin's a big boy - he knows how it all works.

Early episodes of the programme - which included the reunion of cast members from TV shows 'Grange Hill' and 'Dallas' - pulled in over two million viewers and a special edition which celebrated the success of 'The A-Team' drew in three million.

However, the last instalment, 'Bring Back Star Trek' - which featured the legendry Spock actor Leonard Nimoy - struggled to gain just 1.4million views, despite coinciding with the release of the latest cult sci-fi film.

The source added to Britain's The Sun newspaper: "It's a shame but Justin's a big boy - he knows how it all works."

This news will be a blow for the comic as he was working on plans to reunite the stars of the popular 80s children's movie 'The Goonies'.

A Channel 4 spokesperson confirmed there are no plans for another 'Bring Back' episode but added they wouldn't completely rule out doing another of the "special event shows".