The future of The Larkins has been thrown into a bit of chaos following news that a member of the cast has sensationally quit.
Sabrina Bartlett has quit the comedy-drama series, with her publicist confirming she’s leaving due to “scheduling conflicts”.
The Larkins cast member quits
The 30-year-old played the role of Mariette Larkin, the eldest of the Larkin children.
The Larkins is based on the H.E Bates novel, The Darling Buds of May. It has been adapted numerous times for television.
Catherine Zeta-Jones famously played the same role as Sabrina in an adaption of the novel back in the early nineties.
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The first season of the new adaption launched in October last year and was bookended by a Christmas special.
There are conflicting reasons as to why Sabrina is not coming back for another season of the hit ITV show, starring Bradley Walsh.
Her publicist has put Sabrina’s quitting of the show down to simply “scheduling clashes”.
Trouble on The Larkins set?
However, the Daily Mail is reporting a different reason for Sabrina’s exit from the show.
According to the publication, a source close to the actress has claimed that Sabrina quit the show following a falling-out on set.
The source said that Sabrina has also split from the agency that represented her following the disagreement.
The alleged disagreement has been described as “sensitive” by the source.
Though a second series has yet to be confirmed by ITV, the situation with Sabrina will have left them scrambling to try and find a replacement should the show return.
What has Sabrina said about the show before?
Sabrina previously spoke very highly of The Larkins, with the actor describing the large cast as a “wild family”.
“I felt very at home with everybody, sort of like falling down the rabbit hole and having a family overnight,” she said.
“After such a hard year for everybody, I think even being on set at all was such a privilege,” she added.
Bradley, who plays the role of Pop Larkin, has expressed interest in a second series of the show before.
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“Well to be fair, it would be great but I can’t keep going out and buying new clothes that are bigger,” he told Express.co.uk.
“We have got to calm down on the eating. You have now got to go and live somewhere by the sea in The Larkins and have a Mediterranean diet.”
Away from The Larkins, Sabrina has had roles in Bridgerton, Victoria, Doctor Who, and Game of Thrones.
It remains to be seen whether The Larkins will return for a second series following Sabrina’s shock exit.
ED! has contacted reps for ITV for comment.
The Larkins is available to watch on ITV Hub now.
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