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Catherine Tate was recently left unimpressed after Netflix cancelled her show without telling her.
The mockumentary Hard Cell, which she both created and starred in, was set in HMP Woldsley. It was about life inside the prison.
In Hard Cell, Catherine, 53, played a number of different characters, starring in the six-episode show alongside Cheryl Fergison. Sadly, the show was axed after the first series and the comedienne has been left disappointed by the decision.
She explained on the BBC Two Breakfast Show: "They had a change of staff and as happens when someone who has commissioned the show and then leaves, often they want to start afresh.
"I kind of understand but it would’ve been nice for them to have told me."
Elsewhere, Catherine is preparing for a long-awaited return to Doctor Who- and another project where she plays fictitious and disgraced Princess Georgiana will soon be on our screens.
In the BBC show, she is sent to Australia to become the monarch of the Commonwealth as her family are fed-up with her antics in the UK.
It comes after Catherine read out the results of the UK's vote at Eurovision in May, delivering the results of the national jury live from the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
Her appearance marked the first time that a UK spokesperson announced the scores from the same location as the contest itself.
Speaking about the honour, Catherine said at the time: “It’s very exciting to be announcing the iconic ‘douze points’ at Eurovision. It’s just a foot in the door really as next year I hope to be the UK entrant.”
The talented actress and comedienne first began her showbiz career on the theatre stage, all the way back in 1988.
From 1988 to 1990 she toured the country with the National Youth Theatre production of Blood Wedding, alongside Hollywood actor Daniel Craig and Spaced star Jessica Hynes.
Alongside a number of theatre roles over the decade that followed, Catherine also began to appear on TV in serial dramas such as The Bill and London’s Burning.
In 1996 Catherine also began to take stand-up comedy more seriously, as she embarked on a new career making people laugh with her irreverent humour and daring alter-egos.
By 1998 she was given her big break on Barking, a Channel 4 late night comedy show that also featured stars including David Walliams, Peter Kay and Mackenzie Crook.
From there her career truly began to skyrocket, with appearance on TV, stage and the UK comedy circuit at festivals such as Edinburgh Fringe also propelling her into the limelight.
It was actually at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that she was spotted by a BBC commissioner, who encouraged her to keep developing her ideas, in particular her teenage character Lauren Cooper.
Following his advice, by 2004 The Catherine Tate show finally appeared on our screens in a move which cemented Catherine in the hearts of viewers everywhere.
Catherine’s biggest break however, had to be when she landed the role of Donna Noble alongside David Tennant in Doctor Who back in 2006.
Serving as the time travelling doctor’s new companion, Catherine’s tongue in cheek humour and comedic timing was given new room to grow, while also packing an emotional punch in more dramatic scenes too.
Now a household name, Catherine also turned her hand to Hollywood in the wake of her success, with a number of popular films including Starter for Ten alongside James McAvoy and animated hit Monster Family soon following.
She even managed to bag herself a role in the US series of The Office.
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