BBC recently announced details of brand-new one-off documentary, Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home. The one-hour film for BBC iPlayer and BBC One was set to air tonight, Monday, August 18, at 9 PM.
Monday morning, BBC issued the following:
It was just six weeks ago when legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne performed in front of thousands of adoring metalheads for the final time in his home city of Birmingham. Seventeen days later, the Black Sabbath singer and heavy metal pioneer died at his home surrounded by his family, aged 76.
His death sparked an outpouring of grief from fans, friends and artists across the world – an indication of his enduring influence, which started with Black Sabbath’s formation in the late 1960s.
The BBC had been due to air Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, filmed during the late singer’s last years, on Monday evening, but has postponed the screening without giving reasons or a new transmission date.
Read more at BBC, and stay tuned for updates.
As previously reported, Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home is the moving and inspirational account of the last chapter of Ozzy’s life, told through unique and intimate access to the whole Osbourne family, including Sharon, Jack and Kelly. Filmed over three years, it captures the extraordinary roller-coaster of their lives as Sharon and Ozzy attempt to complete their long-held dream of moving back to the UK, Ozzy heroically battles to get fit enough to perform, and the family deal with the dramatic consequences of his ill-health.
The film is full of love, laughter and tears and the kind of unforgettable family moments that we’ve come to expect from the Osbournes. It’s a remarkably candid and uplifting tribute to one of the world’s true icons, and documents the first family of rock as they are forced to accept, that, as Kelly says in the film, “Iron man wasn’t really made of iron”.
Clare Sillery, BBC Head of Commissioning, Documentaries, says: “We are honoured to have had the opportunity to film with Ozzy and his family. The film captures an intimate glimpse into their journey as they prepare to return to the UK. It features family moments, humour, reflection and shows the enduring spirit that made Ozzy a global icon. We hope it brings comfort and joy to Ozzy’s fans and viewers as they remember and celebrate his extraordinary life.”
Ben Wicks and Colin Barr, Executive Producers at Expectation, say: “It was an incredible privilege to spend the last few years with Ozzy, as well as Sharon, Jack and Kelly. Ozzy wanted to make it back to the UK and appear on stage one last time – our film is an inspiring and poignant account of him fulfilling that dream. Ozzy was loved by millions around the world not just for his music, but for his sense of mischief and his honesty all of which we saw plenty of in the final years of his life. But one thing shone through even more brightly to us, and that was Ozzy’s intense love for his exceptional family who were by his side through it all.”
Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home (1×60) is produced by Expectation in association with JOKS Productions Limited for BBC One and iPlayer. It was commissioned by Clare Sillery, BBC Head of Commissioning, Documentaries. The BBC Commissioning Editor is Carl Callam. Executive Producers for Expectation are Ben Wicks, Colin Barr, Rachael Barnes, and Louisa McKay. The documentary is being distributed internationally by Banijay Rights.
Originally conceived as a series, Home to Roost, announced in 2022, the project evolved as Ozzy’s health deteriorated into a one-hour film Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home.
