Lee Majors criticises 'Bionic Woman'

Lee Majors has criticised the new version of Bionic Woman.

The actor, who played cyborg Steve Austin in The Six Million Dollar Man, said he prefers the original series.

The US remake stars former EastEnders actress Michelle Ryan as Jaime Sommers, the role made famous by Lindsay Wagner in the 1970s.

Majors, 68, told This Morning: "It's not as good as the one back then. It's too dark, too sci-fi and too edgy for kids.

"Lindsay was warm and you felt more in tune with her. The new show has this little English actress and you couldn't warm up to her as you did with Lindsay."

Wagner also criticised the show last November, branding it too "broody and violent".

NBC is expected to pull the plug on the series after ratings plummeted in the US.

However, Bionic Woman has found a fan in Victoria and David Beckham's oldest son Brooklyn. Ryan revealed that the eight-year-old loves the programme and asked to meet her, saying: "He's hooked on the show. How cool is that?"