Fans left fuming as Channel 5 axe Tamzin Outhwaite and Jo Joyner's drama The Wives

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Fans of Channel 5's sun-soaked drama The Wives, featuring the talents of soap legends Tamzin Outhwaite, Jo Joyner, and Angela Griffin, were left disappointed after the network unexpectedly cancelled the show.

Despite its solid ratings, viewers appeared bewildered that the unsettled storylines which played out over six episodes would remain forever unresolved as a result.The cast reportedly received the surprising news via phone calls last week, despite the scripts for more episodes already being written.

A source claimed: "It came as a shock because the ratings were around a million and scripts had already been written for more episodes, in confident anticipation of series two." The series followed three sisters-in-law, each with their own complicated lives, as they dealt with the loss of another family member, Annabelle (portrayed by Christine Bottomley).

In a twist no one expected, it was revealed Annabelle had faked her demise, leaving audiences to untangle who really wanted to take her out.The source added that there was an alternate ending prepared which could have settled all the burning questions, yet Channel 5 chose not to use it. "One of the endings the regular cast shot explained exactly what had happened to the missing sister-in-law Annabelle and the part played in her disappearance by the other sisters-in-law, played by Jo Joyner, Angela Griffin and Tamzin Outhwaite," the source said. "It also explained the involvement of Annabelle's brother-in-law Frankie, played by Ghosts star Ben Willbond." "But the ending that was actually shown didn't explain why Frankie wanted Annabelle dead or the identity of the mystery figure hiding in the van in the final scene, something that was crucial to an understanding of the.