The Royal Bodyguard fails to entertain Sir David Jason's fans on Boxing Day
By Kirsty Mccormack
He may be known as one of the greatest comedy actors from his time in Only Fools And Horses but Sir David Jason's fans were left sorely disappointed by his latest offering.
The Royal Bodyguard - his first comedic role Jason since portraying TV icon Del Boy Trotter - left viewers fuming on Boxing Day.
Fans of the 71-year-old actor even vented their frustration on social networking site Twitter with one viewer saying it was 'the worst programme on TV this Christmas.'
According to the Daily Mirror, eight million people tuned in to watch the slapstick comedy but by the time the 30 minute episode had finished, there were 1.5 million less viewers.
One Twitter user named Susie Roberts tweeted: 'The Royal Bodyguard may return next Monday but I doubt any viewers will.'
Luckily the BBC changed their minds about broadcasting the Royal comedy on Christmas Day and instead opted to show it the day after, but it seems they needn't had bothered as either way viewers were disappointed.
One tweet said that the comedy was 'about as funny as a bad case of the Trotters.'
Fans were most annoyed about the fact that Jason had been associated with such a poor storyline and script, with one fan calling it 'contrived and predictable.'
Viewers watched as Jason played hopeless Captain Guy Hubble who is promoted to being the Queen's bodyguard, but they soon switched over to another channel.
Visual jokes such as Hubble hanging from a balcony in his underwear just wasn't enough to keep viewers entertained despite Jason himself describing the programme as a 'lovely piece of fun.'
The British star also stated that it was a 'safe' comedy which is perhaps where the writers went wrong.
Professional critics weren't so nice about the comedy either with Ray Ridley writing on Digital Spy: 'I think the BBC knew they had a stinker on their hands and premiered this when we are going to be more uncritical, p***ed, or a combination of the two.'
Radio Times - which normally supports the BBC - also acknowledged the reaction, saying: 'Oh dear we are not getting many complimentary tweets about The Royal Bodyguard.
'Can't remember the last time we had a Twitter reaction like this.'
He may be known as one of the greatest comedy actors from his time in Only Fools And Horses but Sir David Jason's fans were left sorely disappointed by his latest offering.
The Royal Bodyguard - his first comedic role Jason since portraying TV icon Del Boy Trotter - left viewers fuming on Boxing Day.
Fans of the 71-year-old actor even vented their frustration on social networking site Twitter with one viewer saying it was 'the worst programme on TV this Christmas.'
The Royal Bodyguard: Sir David Jason's latest comedy was a disappointment with his thousands of fans
One Twitter user named Susie Roberts tweeted: 'The Royal Bodyguard may return next Monday but I doubt any viewers will.'
Luckily the BBC changed their minds about broadcasting the Royal comedy on Christmas Day and instead opted to show it the day after, but it seems they needn't had bothered as either way viewers were disappointed.
Disappointed: Thousands of fans began tweeting about the BBC comedy
Comedic flop: Viewers were annoyed that the BBC had given the 71-year-old actor such a bad script
Fans were most annoyed about the fact that Jason had been associated with such a poor storyline and script, with one fan calling it 'contrived and predictable.'
Viewers watched as Jason played hopeless Captain Guy Hubble who is promoted to being the Queen's bodyguard, but they soon switched over to another channel.
Who's to blame: Viewers slammed the BBC for poor writing and a terrible script
Criticism: Even the Radio Times acknowledged the Twitter outburst
The British star also stated that it was a 'safe' comedy which is perhaps where the writers went wrong.
'A lovely piece of fun': Jason described the programme as a 'safe' comedy but perhaps it was too safe
Radio Times - which normally supports the BBC - also acknowledged the reaction, saying: 'Oh dear we are not getting many complimentary tweets about The Royal Bodyguard.
'Can't remember the last time we had a Twitter reaction like this.'
Favourite role: Fans preferred Jason as Del Boy Trotter in Only Fools And Horses where he starred alongside Buster Merryfield (L) and Nicholas Lyndhurst
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