Thursday, 26 February 2009

TV News: time's up for 24's producer & Glenister smites Demons

Thursday, 26 February 2009
Jon Cassar, veteran producer of 24, has decided to quit the hit show, saying: "although it's sad for me to leave after six years, it's also very exciting to be back in the marketplace working with different people and facing different challenges." Cassar already has a new project lined up for CBS called Washington Field.

Philip Glenister has quit Demons, meaning the low-rated ITV series is now even less likely to return. An insider has said: "ITV spent millions on Demons, but things have not worked out. Philip made it clear he would not come back. He's busy filming with a second series of Ashes To Ashes and has other shows in the pipeline." Demons started with an impressive 6 million viewers, but that dropped to 3.4 million over its six episodes.