ITV axes star-studded sitcom after just one series

ITV axed a star-studded sitcom after just one series, thanking the cast and crew for ‘bringing the show to life’.

The Family Pile debuted on the channel in January and follows four sisters as they pack up their childhood home to sell after losing both their parents.

The six-part show stars Sherlock’s Amanda Abbington and Downton Abbey’s Clare Calbraith, among others, but it reportedly flopped in the ratings when it aired.

An ITV spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there are ‘no plans’ for a second series of the Liverpool-based sitcom, which is written by Brian Dooley.

They said: “There are currently no plans for a second series of The Family Pile, we would like to thank all the cast and crew for their hard work in bringing the show to life on screen.”

That’s what a TV insider said The sun the cast and crew are ‘gutted’ that ITV bosses have decided not to renew the show for another episode.

They said: ‘Unfortunately, viewing figures were lower than expected and ITV decided to focus on new comedies, rather than pinning hopes on The Family Pile.

“The cast and crew are gutted because they thought it was a good sitcom and the best always take time to grow.”

The series also stars Clare Keelan, James Nelson-Joyce, Richard Peeple and Alexandra Mardell, among others.

It follows four daughters who gather at their parents’ house to sort through their belongings after their mother’s death, six months after their father’s passing.

The Merseyside family stack reveals its secrets as Nicole, Yvette, Ursula and Gaynor and their partners argue over what to do with the contents of overflowing drawers and shelves, and the house itself.

Comedy: The Family Pile debuted on the channel in January and follows four sisters as they pack up their childhood home to sell after losing both their parents

No success: The six-part show stars Sherlock’s Amanda Abbington and Downton Abbey’s Clare Calbraith, among others, but reportedly flopped in the ratings when it aired

Nicole’s husband Stuart (Kieran O’Brien) finds a collection of books from his mother-in-law about serial killers and fascists, while Nicole and Ursula discover their late father’s secret stash of adult literature in the padlocked gazebo.

Earlier, Clare said of the comedy series, “The Family Pile is about the emergence of comedy out of tragedy, that sense of hope that comes from dark situations.”

Meanwhile, Amanda arrived late to the project, previously saying she was the casting director’s final pitch for the role of Nicole.

“I think they exhausted every other actress in Britain before me,” she previously told Daily Mail’s Weekend Magazine.