Martin Shaw has revealed that legal drama ‘Judge Deed’ has been axed by the BBC.

Asked if he preferred playing the High Court judge or his current role of Inspector George Gently, Martin told The Sun: “I’d love to play more Judge John Deed but the BBC has pulled it.”

A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed that while the show pulled in audiences of up to five million, the BBC had decided to concentrate on new series instead.

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Martin Shaw returns to Sixties Northumberland in Inspector George Gently in four feature-length films written by Peter Flannery (The Devil’s Whore, Our Friends In The North) and Mick Ford (William and Mary) – the first two films to be shown on BBC One in May 2009.

The series throws Chief Inspector Gently into a maelstrom of murders and mayhem, whilst lovingly recreating the Swinging Sixties as it finally hits the North-East of England, in perfect and nostalgic detail.

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