Daisy May Cooper’s latest TV show Rain Dogs has been axed after just one series, it has been revealed.
Rain Dogs was a joint venture between the BBC and HBO but hopes for a second season have been dashed after disappointing ratings in the UK and US.
The show starred Daisy as struggling single mum Costello Jones, who works in a strip club and was written by the British-Irish author Cash Carraway.
The eight part series, which aired in March 2023, was hailed by critics and holds an approval rating of 93% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.
Daisy May Cooper ‘s latest TV show Rain Dogs has been axed after just one series, it has been revealed
Daisy’s performance earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the 2024 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards while Cash was announced as a BAFTA Breakthrough talent for creating, writing, and executive producing the show.
But despite the stream of positive reviews and accolades insiders have told The Sun that the series will not be returning.
‘It’s disappointing for Daisy as Rain Dogs was a good opportunity to make some inroads in the US,’ the insider has spilled.
‘But unfortunately, it didn’t rate too well on both sides of the pond. So the production company behind it, Sid Gentle, agreed with Cash it was time to move on. Some critics praised the writing but ultimately it just didn’t pull up any trees.’
It’s thought both Daisy and Cash will continue to work with the BBC on other projects.
Cirencester-born Daisy rose to prominence when she created the comedy series This Country alongside her brother Charlie.
The show follows the daily exploits of best friends Kerry and Kurtan in rural England.
Daisy has plenty to keep her busy having given birth to her third child last week. Sharing a video the star revealed she had given birth to a baby boy ‘a bit earlier than we expected’
Daisy’s hit series This Country was part inspired by her own upbringing and she once again drew on her roots for her role in Rain Dogs.
The series was written by the British-Irish author Cash and is based on her experiences as a single mum fighting her way out of poverty.
Daisy played single mother Costello, seen just minutes into the first episode being booted out of her flat by bailiffs and desperately trying to find somewhere for her and her ten-year-old daughter, Iris, to live.
Talking about her part back in 2023, Daisy said: ‘I can see so much of Costello in me. I recognise that feeling when every day is a challenge, when you don’t have money and you’re just trying to get to the end of the day.’
Benji is Daisy’s first child with her boyfriend Anthony Huggins – who was also seen cradling their little one after the birth
Away from work Daisy has plenty to keep her busy having given birth to her third child last week.
Sharing a video on Instagram the This Country star, 37, revealed she had given birth to a baby boy ‘a bit earlier than we expected.’
‘What a bloody week…’ she began her post alongside a video of mother and baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
‘You came a bit earlier than we expected and gave me the worst post op constipation that i nearly had to phone the samaratins but my god you are perfect.’
Daisy’s hit series This Country was part inspired by her own upbringing and she once again drew on her roots for her role in Rain Dogs
‘I cannot thank @deliverysuitegrh enough. The way you looked after us through such a scary time was above and beyond. you are all bloody superstars. I am so blessed. Welcome to the world little Benji, ya nutter Born 06/06/24.’
Benji is Daisy’s first child with her boyfriend Anthony Huggins – who was also seen cradling their little one after the birth.
Anthony, who has two children from a previous relationship, is a DJ on the Bristol night scene and plays club shows under the moniker ‘Fuse One’.
Daisy, 37, already has two children, daughter Pip, five, and son Jack, three, with her ex-husband Will Weston.
