Deadwood star hits back

Share

• Copy link
• Facebook
• X
• Whatsapp
• Pinterest
• Flipboard
• Email

Share this article

Join the conversation

Follow us

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Newsletter

Get the GamesRadar+ Newsletter

Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more

Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors

---

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

You are now subscribed

Your newsletter sign-up was successful

---

Want to add more newsletters?

Every Friday

GamesRadar+

Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them.

Signup +

Every Thursday

GTA 6 O'clock

Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts.

Signup +

Every Friday

Knowledge

From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what's on the horizon.

Signup +

Every Thursday

The Setup

Hardware nerds unite, sign up to our free tech newsletter for a weekly digest of the hottest new tech, the latest gadgets on the test bench, and much more.

Signup +

Every Wednesday

Switch 2 Spotlight

Sign up to our new Switch 2 newsletter, where we bring you the latest talking points on Nintendo's new console each week, bring you up to date on the news, and recommend what games to play.

Signup +

Every Saturday

The Watchlist

Subscribe for a weekly digest of the movie and TV news that matters, direct to your inbox. From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we've got you covered.

Signup +

Once a month

SFX

Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month!

Signup +

---

An account already exists for this email address, please log in.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Who’d have thought it, eh? The one person you really don’t want to piss off in Hollywood is that fluffy haired fella who used to play Lovejoy.

The superb Ian McShane is riled and reeling over HBO's cancellation of award-winning drama Deadwood.

Set in a small, lawless town in South Dakota in 1876, McShane plays Al Swearengen, saloon owner and the man who keeps the sordid and dirty side of Deadwood ticking over.

"I thought the whole thing was handled shabbily,” the former Brit TV star told The New York Daily News. “Deadwood is one of the most acclaimed series on TV, a truly great show, so I was initially shocked. And now I'm sad but what the fuck, HBO and Deadwood have been very good to me.”

The word around the network is that they are planning two TV movies to complete the story at the end of season three – currently being aired in the US. This is an idea that McShane thinks would go some way to making up for cutting the show.

“We'll see if the two-hour movies come to fruition or not. Part of me prefers it to six one-hour shows, because you can cover more material.”

Still, the leather-skinned former antique-hunter won’t let the network off the hook that easily…

“I love the way HBO handled everything up to this point. I think we needed four or five seasons because the fucking story of Deadwood wasn't finished, man. So I'm sad about it being cancelled like this.”

At least there are still some passionate Englishmen flying the flag abroad… take note Mr Beckham.