Britannia High to finish on a low-medium

ITV launched new musical drama Britannia High in a blaze of publicity, with the nine-part series billed as climaxing with a spectacular 90-minute live special. However, ratings have not lived up to the hype, bobbing along at under 2 million viewers in its Sunday teatime slot. And now, it seems, the big finale has been toned down somewhat, comprising of just a 65-minute episode comprising a mix of live and pre-recorded matierial. An ITV spokeswoman said that at the time of the show's launch, the final episode was still being written and that it hadn't been changed because of ratings. The show will go up against a highlights programme of BBC1's ridiculous Hole in the Wall tomorrow evening. Monkey wonders which will come out top in the ratings...