BBC criticised for spending £800,000 on unused programme

The BBC has been criticised for spending £800,000 on an unused episode of 'Sherlock Holmes'.

Thu, 27 May, 2010 - 12:03

The BBC has been criticised for spending £800,000 on an unused episode of 'Sherlock Holmes'.

The expensive pilot show of the network's new drama programme will never be watched by viewers after bosses decided it wasn't good enough - before commissioning a three-part series based on it.

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