WHY WHY WHY did it finsh

I know Im still depressed about it after 6 months
what can we do????

Hi, good to hear from another born and bred fan! I know what you mean they didnt end it properly its a disgrace! we all need to write in and tell the bbc!

Oh, Dr. Beeching what have you done?
There once were lots of trains to catch

Yeah at least get Wilf out of prison!!!!!! Thats such a sad way to leave it!

this face, the infection which poisons our love

see this site: http://www.freewebs.com/bornandbred/
They should have left that on at least I made that site to preserve it!

heres the statement:
Chris Chibnalls Final Word


FINAL WORD FROM THE CREATOR CHRIS CHIBNALL
Chris Chibnall's Final Word

A final message from Born and Bred creator Chris Chibnall to the show's fans.



"Last month, we got our notice that we'd made our last episode of Born and Bred. There won't be a fifth series. The 36 episodes will be the whole story of Ormston life - anybody pining for more will have to be content with re-runs on UK Gold and the joys of DVD.

We'd happily have taken four series when we started out making Series 1, so you'll find few complaints from the production team - only sadness that we don't get to have more fun making further episodes. Perhaps it was a mistake to move it to Wednesdays - a lot of people have mentioned that in their reviews on the website - but we all thought it was a good idea at the time. Maybe it wasn't a show that played best in the summer - more of a cockle-warmer for a chill winter's night. Or maybe we'd run out of steam, like shows inevitably do - but your much-appreciated reviews suggest otherwise. Ultimately, we had a good run.


"It's been wonderful to see the positive reaction that this series of Born and Bred has received."
The most amazing thing about the show is how you all took it to your hearts. As a TV writer, the advent of websites has been a boon. Now we get instant responses from an audience who actually watch the show. It's been wonderful to see the positive reaction that this series of Born and Bred has received. We've always had terrific feedback and audience research, but this year it's been great to get so much reaction from the horse's mouth. (I'm not comparing any of you to horses. Well, maybe you, sir. But no-one else).

Born and Bred inspired such loyalty and appreciation from its audience. We loved it that people cared so much about the characters, that so many took time to visit the village near Clitheroe in Lancashire where the series was filmed (and we all take our hats off to the residents of the village who've made us feel so welcome across the years). So, from all the actors, writers and production crew, thanks for your support of the show over the last four years. We had a great time making a show we all loved. And we're proud that the series can be seen all across the world: from America to Australia, Holland to Poland, Spain to Iran...

I need to address one thing, however, having read your responses to the series finale. Shouldn't Born and Bred have
finished with a happy ending?"

Well, to be honest, we didn't know we were making The Final Episode. Obviously, it was always a possibility (especially after you've been running for four years), but when I sat down to write, I didn't know Episode 10 of Series 4 would be it. I didn't have a brief to tie up all the loose ends. Of course by the time the episode went out, the BBC had made their decision and the nice continuity announcer could tell you it was the end of an era in Ormston. But it wasn't when I was writing it, or when we were filming, editing, putting music on or doing the final credits. We only learned our fate a few weeks ago.

I knew there'd have to be a number of resolutions (we hoped you'd be screaming for Logan and Deborah to get together by Episode 10) but a lot of the episode was about making sure there was somewhere for a potential fifth series to go.

That's why dastardly Reverend Snaith came in to disrupt things. It's why nobody in the rest of the village sees Deborah and Logan get together - the future whiff of scandal around the doctor's widow would have given us some fun. It's why Jean got pregnant. And as for Wilf...

"Born and Bred has always been about the mix of light and shade, humour and drama, nostalgia and reality."
Even if we had come back, John Henshaw who plays Wilf, wouldn't have been part of the show. He's such a fabulous and in-demand actor that he felt he wanted to do other things - because he's also an honourable gent, he'd told us this mid-way through the series so we could give him an exit. We had to find a way for Wilf to leave the village at a time (with Jean getting pregnant) when he was more likely than ever to stay. Born and Bred has always been, I hope, about the mix of light and shade, humour and drama, nostalgia and reality. Wilf going to prison wasn't out of keeping with the show's template (we've had our fair share of surprises, deaths and cliffhangers before now) - but it probably was a shock to those of you thinking that you were all set for a happy ending.

Would I have changed anything, had I known? Who knows. Life, and television, doesn't always work like that. The characters have to go on without us now. I have a feeling Deborah and Logan will work out alright and live, in true Ormston style, happily ever after in the big house on the hill. Jean and Eddie will make great parents. Reverend Snaith will probably scarper as fast as he appeared, leaving Reverend Brewer to pick up the pieces. Brewer himself will carry on, managing his dementia and treating it as a God-given reminder to carry on making the best of life - a living example of "Carpe Diem" [seize the day].

Donald and Phyllis? A marriage, in the end. Probably not in the church - but on a big hill with stunning views, with lots of bits taken from ceremonies from countries Donald's visited down the years. There'd be one special guest at the wedding. The man who she'd ask to walk her down the aisle: Arthur Gilder. And after he's done that, Arthur'll no doubt quietly visit Tom's grave in the churchyard, look out over the heartbreakingly beautiful view of Chapel Valley for the last time and remind himself that, despite everything... well, life goes on