NNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

なんとなく予想はしてたけど
リチャード・コイルはCoupling Season4には出ません。

これから先、一体何を心の癒しに生きていけというのかしら・・・
まあ、もうSeason4見なくていいから出費が減ってラクにはなるんですが。
（とか言っといて絶対見ちゃうんだけど）

たった３シーズンでジェフが消え、これ以上Steve/Jeffのファンダムは
大きくならないんだなあという間違った悲しみが、ああどっと波濤のように・・・

とりあえず、Season5までには帰っておいで、ジェフ。

以下www.RICHARDCOYLE.comからの引用。BBC Americaに作者の
Steven Moffatが投稿した記事。こんな重大事件を掲示板で発表しないでほしひ。

I'm afraid it's a case of Jeff RIP...Steven Moffat posted this info on the BBC America website on Nov 3, 2003.
"Okay. You keep asking. Here it is. As you've pretty well all guessed, Jeff won't be in the 4th season.

I'm no longer in direct touch with Richard, so I can't vouch for his reasons. At the time of shooting the third season he seemed keen to return for a fourth (I always check in case I have to write anyone out) and that's why there was no Goodbye Jeff episode in the last run.

Sadly, although we have been trying very hard to persuade him, he's not keen to return and shoot a farewell for us. It's taken months of (unsuccessful) pleading on our part, which is why I haven't been saying a lot on the subject.

I really enjoyed working with Richard, who is an immensely talented actor, and I'm sorry it couldn't have ended on a happier note.

Okay. The good news.
There will be new character - Oliver, Jane's worst possible blind date - and I'm having whale of a time writing him. I miss Jeff but it's invigorating to have a new wind blowing through the show.

We've just cast someone we think is going to be wonderful. And after you've all got tired of wearing your black armbands, I think you might think he's wonderful too.

So don't write us off just yet, okay?
To be honest, it's kind of nice for everything to be a Big Scary Risk again.

Steven Moffat"

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