BBC axes yet another show as it seeks to make £500 million of savings in the wake of high inflation

The BBC has axed yet another show in a savage cull. 

Daytime gameshow Unbeatable, hosted by comedian Jason Manford, has been cancelled after two series.

Launched in 2021, the general knowledge gameshow offered contestants the chance of pocketing £1,000.

A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed news to TVZoneUK, saying: ‘Unbeatable had two great series but we need to make room for new opportunities.

‘We’d like to thank Jason and the team for all their hard work.’

The BBC has axed yet another show in a savage cull ‘to make room for more opportunities’

Daytime gameshow Unbeatable, hosted by comedian Jason Manford (pictured here in 2020), has been cancelled after two series

Stand-up comedian Jason, 42, hails from Salford, Greater Manchester and rose to fame on 8 Out Of 10 Cats in 2007.

He is also a singer and actor, and released showtune album A Different Stage in 2017.

Jason made his West End debut as the Italian barber Adolfo Pirelli in the musical Sweeney Todd in 2012.

He has also appeared as Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Jason is due to portray the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard Of Oz at Palace Theatre, Manchester in 2024.

His show Unbeatable’s cancellation comes after the BBC cancelled soap Doctors, which has run for over two decades..

The BBC is seeking to make £500 million of savings in the face of high inflation and a two-year freeze to the price of a TV licence, which provides most of its funding. 

Both series of Unbeatable are available to watch on BBC iPlayer. 

Doctors was axed by the BBC after 23 years due to the service struggling with falling ratings and rising costs

Channel 4 has also cancelled several shows including The Big Interiors Battle, which aired for just one series and saw eight interior designers battle it out for one apartment

The BBC is not the only network struggling as Channel 4 has also cancelled a number of shows from Steph’s Packed Lunch to The Big Narstie Show.

Bosses were therefore furious when it was announced that the TV licence fee would increase by £10.50 rather than the £15 they demanded.

Instead, ministers pushed for them to settle for an increase in line with September’s 6.7 per cent inflation rate.

Previously, MailOnline reported that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was poised to block the biggest licence fee hike in 40 years.

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