Sarah Parish on 'Monroe' axe: "It was a bizarre decision"

Sarah Parish has admitted that she was shocked by ITV's decision to axe Monroe last year.

The medical drama surprisingly came to an end after ITV decided to call time on the series in November 2012.

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Sarah Parish in 'Atlantis'

Parish - now starring in the BBC's Atlantis - described the decision as "bizarre".

She told PA : "I don't want to put myself out of a job with regards to commissioning editors, but I think it was a bizarre decision.

"Peter Bowker's one of the best writers, and James Nesbitt was in the role of his life. We were all like, 'Wow, can't quite believe it'. But that's the business, isn't it?

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Sarah Parish as Jenny Bremner in 'Monroe'

"You've just got to put a smile on your face and go 'Okay', otherwise you'll end up really angry and bitter and sad."

Monroe first aired in March 2011 and starred Nesbitt as Dr Gabriel Monroe, a maverick neurosurgeon.

The show premiered with 6.85 million viewers on ITV, but ended its second run with an overnight audience of 3.53m.

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