▁first ▁episode ▁received ▁generally ▁negative ▁critical ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁press ▁with ▁critics ▁suggesting ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁cast ▁showed ▁promise , ▁they ▁were ▁let ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁poor ▁script , ▁bad ▁direction ▁and ▁poor ▁character is ations . ▁Some ▁held ▁out ▁hope ▁that ▁future ▁episodes ▁might ▁improve ; ▁however , ▁even ▁after ▁further ▁air ings , ▁critical ▁response ▁remained ▁negative , ▁with ▁heavy ▁editing ▁and ▁excess ive ▁use ▁of ▁can ned ▁laugh ter ▁bl amed ▁in ▁part ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁' not ▁working '. ▁ ▁Half - way ▁through ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁" gra vey ard " ▁slot ▁at ▁ 1 1 . 2 0 pm , ▁due ▁to ▁below - aver age ▁ratings ▁and ▁poor ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁blog gers . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁renew ed ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁Sc um ▁Also ▁R ises ▁The ▁project ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁for ▁BBC ▁Three ▁called ▁" The ▁Sc um ▁Also ▁R ises ", ▁which ▁star red ▁Chris ▁Bar rie ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Bishop . ▁A ▁second ▁un bro ad cast ▁pilot ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁had ▁been ▁through ▁many ▁changes ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁full ▁series ▁a ired ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁including ▁an ▁almost ▁complete ▁re - cast . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Curt is ▁Brown ▁Liter ary ▁and ▁Tal ent ▁Agency ▁http :// www . cur tis b rown . co . uk