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Apr 8, 2024 · John Nettles bowed out of long-running ITV series Midsomer Murders back in 2011 - but why did he go? Find out here. The actor played DCI Tom Barnaby for 14 years before leaving the show in 2011
- Kal Penn, House
- Dan Stevens, Downton Abbey
- Chevy Chase, Community
- Daniel Dae Kim, Hawaii Five-0
- Sophia Bush, Chicago P.D.
- Columbus Short, Scandal
- Mischa Barton, The OC
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
- T.R. Knight, Grey's Anatomy
- Isaiah Washington, Grey's Anatomy
Kal joined the Fox medical drama Housein 2007 as a regular cast member playing Lawrence Kutner, a new member of Dr. Gregory House's new diagnostics team. However, in the season five episode "Simple Explanation" in 2009, his character died by suicide, with the reasons behind the death left unexplained by writers. Penn had left for a new job, but int...
Matthew Crawley and Lady Mary Crawley's relationship was one of the most loved storylines in Downton Abbey, and fans were delighted when Lady Mary became pregnant after their wedding. But tragedy struck when Matthew, played by Dan Stevens, was killed in a car crash on his way home from the hospital after seeing his newborn son, causing uproar among...
Saturday Night Live legend Chevy Chase was part of the original study group on Communitysince its premiere in 2009, playing ageing misogynist and moist-towelette mogul Pierce Hawthorne. He remained on the show until season four, when an argument during filming of the episode "Advanced Documentary Filming" reportedly led to his departure. Reportedly...
In 2010, Daniel Dae Kim joined the cast of the Hawaii Five-0reboot as Chin Ho Kelly (played in the OG series by Kam Fong), and remained as one of the main cast members for seven seasons. However, in the season seven finale, Kelly was offered a new job, which he accepted, in San Fransisco. The character's departure reportedly came due to a salary di...
Sophia joined Chicago Fire spin-off Chicago P.D.in its first season as Detective Erin Lindsay, but four seasons in, it was announced the actress was leaving the show. In the season four finale, Erin accepted a job in New York. A year on from her exit, Bush revealed that she left the series due to a "consistent onslaught barrage of abusive behaviour...
Columbus Short played litigator Harrison Wright, who worked with Olivia Pope, in the first three seasons of political series Scandal. However, Harrison was killed off in the season three finale, due to issues in Short's personal life. In 2014, the actor opened up about his departure in an interview with Access Hollywood, saying: "I was struggling w...
Teen drama fans were bereft in 2006 when the ultimate troubled rich girl Marissa Cooper was killed off on The OCto the strains of Jeff Buckley, when she and Ryan were run off the road by Volchok, just as she was about to go join her father on a cruise ship. Marissa's death was the catalyst for the show's demise, and it ended one season on. So it ma...
Netflix's House of Cardswas a success from the get-go, receiving rave reviews and 33 Emmy award nominations over its six season run. The series centred on ambitious congressman Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, as he climbed through the ranks in Washington, D.C. Spacey won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Underwood in 2015, but two years ...
Grey's Anatomyhas shed most of its main characters in various devastating ways across its 17 seasons, and among the most shocking exits was that of George O'Malley. George, played by T.R. Knight, was one of the main cast members up until the end of season five, when Knight announced that he would be leaving the show in 2009. The character was invol...
Another major Grey'sexit came in the first season, when Isaiah Washington's character Dr Preston Burke was written out, skipping out on his wedding to Cristina Yang in the season finale. His exit followed behind the scenes drama, when Washington used a homophobic slur in a row with co-star Patrick Dempsey. Washington issued an apology for his "unfo...
Feb 24, 2023 · An article by Deadline from mid-2022 revealed that the actor’s choice to leave after the season's 22nd and final episode was prompted by his casting in a stage production of Khaled Hoseeini’s...
Apr 28, 2022 · Downton Abbey is back on our screens - but whatever happened to those faces who only appeared in only part of the show?
Nov 27, 2020 · Why did Sara Ramirez leave Grey's Anatomy? (Ramirez played Dr. Callie Torres from season 2 to season 12) Ramirez decided that she needed to take some welcome time off after 10 years on the show.
Apr 25, 2022 · In a recent interview with The Guardian, Stevens explained why he decided to leave a lead role on a such a successful series. According to Stevens, his departure was due to having "creative itches left unscratched."
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Sep 23, 2021 · As one of the last remaining originals on the show, his exit came as a big shock. But just why did he choose to leave after so long? The actor opened up about why he left the ABC medical...
