Channel 4 comedy No Strings Attached that was labelled “shockingly bad” has been axed after one series
The Channel 4 comedy No Strings Attached will not be returning for a second series.
Channel 4 comedy No Strings Attached has been axed after just one series, the show that was labelled “shockingly bad” was formerly titled The Really Rude Puppet Show. The synopsis for the show reads: “Real celebrities. Really saucy stories. Mel Giedroyc hosts the erotic showbiz book club where famous guests narrate racy fanfiction while naughty puppets bring their words vividly to life!”
In response to the news about the show being axed, one fan took to X and wrote: “Shouldn’t be a surprise since Channel 4 put it on the shelf for a long time.” TV Zone reported that “The show, which aired on E4 despite being commissioned for Channel 4’s main channel, debuted last Autumn, nearly three years since it was filmed.”
Mel Giedroyc has 15.9K followers on Instagram, she is married to TV director Ben Morris and the couple share two children, Florence and Vita. In 2024, she told The Telegraph about the best day of her life and said: “It was two days: the births of my daughters, without a shadow of a doubt. They came very painfully but, my God, what a feeling to have them in the world.
“It’s so mad, that feeling when they arrive and it’s like they’ve always been there. It’s like, “Oh, hello! I know you!” Also, frankly, the bloody relief of them arriving safely. No offence to my husband and obviously my wedding day was great, but nothing beats the arrival of the girls.”
Another TV show that has recently been axed is ITV’s Jeopardy! which reportedly has been axed after just two series. When it was announced that Stephen Fry would host the show, he said: “Jeopardy! is a phenomenon like no other. Whenever I’m in America, I do my damnedest to catch it every weekday. The idea of hosting it here in the UK makes me dizzy with delight."
Stephen Fry also said: "Such a dedicated quizzing nation as ours will, I hope, welcome this uniquely beguiling and endlessly rewarding game."
It was also revealed in October 2025 that BBC sitcom Spent had been axed after just one series. An insider told The Sun at the time that “The culling just shows how brutal comedy is right now.
“There’s no time for slow burners, each series has to be a hit straight away or it’s in big trouble.
“Spent got some mixed reviews and many critics thought it had promise, but the Beeb clearly sided with those who felt it was fairly drab.”