BRIDGET CHRISTIE'S THE CHANGE AXED BY CHANNEL 4 AFTER TWO SERIES

Channel 4 have axed comedy The Change, written by and starring Bridget Christie, after two series.

Taking to Instagram, Bridget Christie commented: "Sad to report that Channel 4 have decided not to renew The Change for a third and final series, and while it’s a huge achievement to make two series of a TV show, it nonetheless comes as a huge blow to have been prevented from bringing the show to an appropriate and satisfactory conclusion...

"This story is one that’s rarely, if ever, told on TV, and even though it is the end of the road for Linda with Channel 4, it’s not the end of the road for Linda with me, and I will do everything I can in order to finish her story properly. How and when remains to be seen, but watch this space...

"The community that’s built up over the course of making the show, not just in terms of the incredible cast and crew, our musicians and dancers, all the artists and producers, but also amongst the fans, has been a beautiful and humbling thing, and I am so proud to have created something that’s made so many of you feel seen and heard. Thank you for all your heartfelt and profound messages..."

Linda - played by Christie - a 50-year-old working class married mother of two, is having an existential crisis. Who is she? What is she? Is this it? Convinced she’s got early onset dementia after forgetting what a shoe is called, Linda’s GP informs her it is, in fact, the menopause.

Feeling invigorated and empowered by this information, Linda decides to claw back some of the time she’s spent doing ‘invisible work’ over the years (not all 3.5 million minutes, just 131,500 of them) to do something for herself… for a change.  

Dusting off her old Triumph motorbike that she hasn’t ridden in 30 years, Linda sets off alone to the spectacular wilderness of The Forest of Dean - in search of an identity, a purpose, and tree she climbed as a child. 

Along the way she meets an array of eccentric locals, including the infamous Eel Sisters, an angry local radio presenter and a mysterious man who lives in the woods with the wild boar. What could possibly go wrong?

The Change is available now on Channel 4.