Viewpoint (British TV series)

ITV commissioned Viewpoint in January 2020.^[7] The show was set to begin filming in the spring of 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Principal photography eventually began in August 2020 and was ITV's first drama series to begin shooting after the lockdowns which halted production.^[8][9] Filming took place at Space Studios in the city of Manchester and in other locations around the city,^[8][10] and finished in November 2020.^[11]

Viewpoint aired on ITV at 9pm across the final week of April 2021. The first episode was watched by 4.5 million overnight viewers, 26.3% of the total TV audience that evening.^[12] The first four episodes achieved an average of 3.8m viewers in overnight ratings; the fifth episode accrued at least 2.1m viewers via the ITV Hub.^[13]

Just prior to the fourth episode's broadcast on 29 April, The Guardian reported that Clarke was the subject of allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation by 20 women,^[14] which he denied.^[15] Although episode 4 aired as planned, the finale of Viewpoint was pulled from its intended broadcast on 30 April, and was replaced by a new episode of It'll Be Alright on the Night.^[16] The final episode was instead released onto ITV's on-demand platform, ITV Hub (and STV Player), alongside previous episodes,^[3] for 48 hours.^[17] The episodes were streamed without advertisements.^[17]

International distribution of Viewpoint was also suspended.^[18]

• Viewpoint at IMDb