Horgan's 'Pulling' axed by BBC Three

Sharon Horgan's sitcom Pulling has been axed by BBC Three.

The series, which focuses on the lives of three thirtysomething women, will return for a Christmas special but not a third series.

Star and co-creator Horgan, who scooped the Best TV Comedy Actress gong at the British Comedy Awards, said: "I haven't got a f***ing clue why they did it. I can only think it's because the channel is changing.

"It's become much more youth orientated and we are all old birds in our late 30s. But I would love to know why they decided not to go with it anymore."

Speaking to DS earlier in the year, Horgan admitted that she had plans for a third run.

"We don't know if it would go any further than three, that might be the maximum," she commented. "We've definitely got other things we want to say, and we've got ideas for the characters as well, so it would be nice to have a chance to write those things."