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"The BBC has confirmed that it has axed sci-fi drama Outcasts. The programme, which starred Hermione Norris, Liam Cunningham and Eric Mabius, concluded it&amp;#039;s eight-part first series last night. However, faced with falling ratings, the broadcaster shifted the show to a late slot on Sunday nights midway through its run.  Following the final episode - watched by an audience of 1.56m (11.6%) - the official Twitter account retweeted a number of messages praising the drama and calling for a second series. However, this morning the feed announced that a second series will not be made. &amp;quot;No series two Outcasts - we&amp;#039;re sorry,&amp;quot; it stated. &amp;quot;Thanks so much for all your support over the past three months.&amp;quot; Writer Ben Richards added: &amp;quot;To those asking - there are still some ideas about the &amp;quot;missing&amp;quot; series 2 floating about - you&amp;#039;ll be first to know!&amp;quot; Richards had previously revealed that a second series would look at the the mystery surrounding the human survivors on Earth, as well as resolving the cliffhanger ending of episode eight. &amp;gt; Outcasts writer responds to critics "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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