Sky cancels family comedy

Sky 1 has cancelled its comedy series Spy after two series.

The news was broken by star Darren Boyd, who told his 11,000 Twitter followers today: ‘I’ve handed in my badge and gun.’

Boyd won a Bafta and a British Comedy Award for his role as Tim Eliott, who becomes a secret agent to impress his son.

When the second series was commissioned for last autumn, Sky’s head of comedy Lucy Lumsden praised the ‘smart yet accessible pre-watershed comedy for adults and kids to watch together’ and said: ‘We couldn’t have asked for a better start.’

Spy has been an international hit, having been sold to 105 countries, including US on-demand service Hulu. It is also being remade in the States after ABC ordered a pilot, to be written by creator Simeon Goulden and co-produced by Hat Trick – who made the British original – and ABC Studios.

In a statement today, Sky said: ‘We’d like to thank Hat Trick, Simeon Goulden, Darren Boyd and the entire cast for two stellar series of Spy. Whilst the show will not be returning, we would love to work with everyone involved again on new projects.’

Published: 1 Mar 2013