Yahoo News Catherine Tate hits back at Netflix over show cancellation
Netflix is in Catherine Tate's bad books after the way it dealt with her prison mockumentary Hard Cell.
Premiering in April of last year, this six-episode series documented the day-to-day of HMP Woldsley's various inmates and staff, with the popular sketch actress (who created the show) portraying multiple characters on screen.
However, the streaming giant decided not to renew Hard Cell, and now Tate has hit back at that decision.
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Joining the BBC Two Breakfast Show this week, Tate questioned the professionalism of those that made the decision.
"[Netflix] had a change of staff and as happens when someone who has commissioned the show and then leaves, often they want to start afresh," she began.
"I kind of understand, but it would've been nice for them to have told me."
This echoed what Tate told BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball last month; "Do you know Netflix never actually told me [about the cancellation]? So I've never actually had the call to say... nothing.
"Isn't it just rude? I heard from someone else's agent. That was nice."
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If you're thinking of diving into those six episodes, the creator/star explained what separates Hard Cell from her other TV work.
"The process is kind of completely the same, only my stuff [in The Catherine Tate Show] was all shot in front of a studio audience and obviously this isn't. And so what I don't have is the direct connection with the audience straight there."
She added, rather ironically: "I have to say, working with Netflix creatively was a fantastic experience. From a script point of view they were fairly hands-off, but when the notes came they were really insightful and moved the project forward."
Hard Cell is streaming on Netflix.
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