The BBC shelved the series after Wootton (as Ghostman) appeared on
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on
BBC1. During the show, which also featured
Nicole Kidman and
David Schwimmer as guests, he made a number of jokes referencing '
Jews, cancer patients and
Hitler'. The resulting controversy resulted in the BBC being forced to apologise to viewers, after receiving 350 complaints. The series is still shown in the United States by
BBC America. The DVD was released 3 July 2006. The character of Shirley Ghostman returned to
BBC Three in Wootton's new series
La La Land in April 2010. ==References==