BBC Three controller Damian Kavanaugh has addressed the decision not to order a third series of In The Flesh.
In an official release addressing the future of the channel, Kavanaugh stated that he is looking for "the latest and freshest ideas" in television drama.
"The show has been amazing for BBC Three, just like Being Human and The Fades before that," he said of the BAFTA-winning supernatural series.
"But with a falling income and increased costs, BBC Three can only make one drama a year and I want the latest and freshest ideas, ideas that will break new talent on and off-screen. This is part of what BBC Three does and should do.
"I'm sure those guys will do amazing things, just like James Corden and Ruth Jones and Matt Lucas and David Walliams did before them. We will have some exciting news on a new BBC Three drama very soon."
Kavanaugh also clarified the decision to move certain of BBC Three's shows to other channels, stating: "Don't Tell The Bride is moving to BBC One. Russell Howard's Good News and Jack Whitehall's Backchat have moved to BBC Two.
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"We haven't made Snog Marry Avoid in almost two years, and key popular existing programmes which are currently shown on BBC Three but not on BBC iPlayer will remain on other BBC television channels for the time being."
In The Flesh aired two series on BBC Three, winning the BAFTA for a Mini-Series in May 2014, while series creator Dominic Mitchell was also named 'Best Writer - Drama' at the BAFTA Craft Awards last April.
Watch a clip from In The Flesh below:
