Despite Rylan Clark-Neal's constant positivity, Channel 5's director of programming Ben Frow has insisted that he "has no plans" to resurrect Big Brother.

After 18 years, the series (along with its Celebrity counterpart) was cancelled last year, leaving longstanding viewers drowned in disappointment.

Via The Irish News, Ben described its axing as 'liberating' at this week's Edinburgh TV Festival and explained that the channel must move on for the sake of evolution.

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"Nothing is ever dead forever, you know, but I have no plans to bring it back," he reflected.

"I think I was very open about the fact that I thought it was time to lose Big Brother from the channel. It was a very expensive programme. It was like a liberation. It was a very expensive show but also it had had its day."

"Don't get me wrong. It was an incredibly valuable programme at one time but it no longer was. Everything is cyclical," Ben added.

"In terms of our reputation, in terms of our schedule, in terms of us trying new things, in terms of our evolution, it is important that we face the future without something that was taking up 17 weeks of the year."



Saddened fans must remember that this probably isn't the end for BB, though. Another channel can always swoop in to save the day.



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