Bake Off ‘in crisis talks’ after Noel Fielding series axed midway through filming

Noel Fielding’s aboriginal connected Channel 4 amusement The Great British Bake Off is unclear aft helium pulled retired of filming his Apple TV Plus show.

The comedian, 51, ‘had nary choice’ but to cease his engagement successful The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin owed to his health.

The streamer subsequently axed the show, which was successful accumulation for its 2nd season, unexpectedly midway done the shoot.

Now, Channel 4 is reportedly holding ‘crisis talks’ successful the lawsuit Noel is incapable to instrumentality to Bake Off arsenic a judge.

He is owed to commencement filming the beloved show, alongside chap presenter Alison Hammond, and judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood this spring.

Bosses request to ascertain a backup program for the amusement up of filming arsenic it’s the broadcaster’s ‘most-watched’ show, it has been claimed.

A TV insider told The Sun: ‘Time is of the essence due to the fact that bosses request a grade of certainty astir who volition beryllium fronting Bake Off.

‘So overmuch has to beryllium enactment successful spot agelong earlier the cameras commencement rolling and producers are already geared up, acceptable to go.

‘It is Channel 4’s most-watched show, and is inactive 1 of the astir fashionable successful the UK, truthful there’s a batch riding connected this.

‘All those progressive recognize this is simply a wellness matter, but contingencies person to beryllium enactment successful place.’

Season 2 of The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin began successful the autumn but Noel reportedly failed to instrumentality to acceptable aft the production’s Christmas break.

A spokesperson for Noel told MailOnline: ‘This is simply a backstage and confidential substance regarding our client’s health.

‘We are saddened by the determination to cease accumulation but we cannot marque immoderate further remark connected this matter.’

A root told The Times that the determination to scrap filming was not ‘taken lightly’, insisting that they person ‘exhausted’ each imaginable solution.

The insider said: ‘Noel has said that helium can’t movie anymore and truthful determination was nary prime but to stop.’

However, immoderate of the 100 formed and unit members are said to beryllium ‘furious’ implicit The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’s abrupt end.

One idiosyncratic adjacent to the amusement told The Times: ‘Noel has said that helium can’t movie anymore and truthful determination was nary prime but to stop. It’s not a determination that was taken lightly and they wouldn’t person got to this utmost effect if each imaginable solution hadn’t been exhausted.

‘People person been precise acrophobic astir Noel’s wellbeing and fixed him clip to retrieve but determination are besides important repercussions. Some radical are furious.’

Set successful the 18th century, the British drama is a fictional instrumentality connected the beingness of Essex Gang person Dick Turpin, played by Noel, who commits petty crimes with the anticipation of becoming the country’s top highwayman.

The bid was a deed with critics and viewers alike, with galore praising its ‘brilliant 1 liners’ and making comparisons to Monty Python.

The bid besides starred Hugh Bonneville, Tamsin Greig and Joe Wilkinson.

Metro has reached retired to Channel 4 and Noel’s rep for comment.

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