After fans of the "Prince of Darkness" eagerly awaited the broadcast of the documentary "Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home" on Monday night, which was replaced by an episode of the series "Fake or Fortune", the BBC issued a statement saying that they had postponed the premiere due to "the wishes of the deceased musician's family."
The project is announced as an "inspiring and emotional" look at the final chapter of the life of the pioneer of heavy metal music, featuring his wife Sharon Osbourne, as well as their children Jack and Kelly.
Although announced for Monday, the documentary was not broadcast without any explanation, and just a few hours before the premiere, it was removed from the program schedule.
A BBC spokesperson did not provide the exact details of the broadcast cancellation, but confirmed that "the film's release date has been moved."
The television station announced that the reason for postponing the premiere was the desire to honor the wishes of Ozzy Osbourne's family.
"We share the emotions with the Osborne family at this difficult time. We respect the family's wish to wait a little longer before broadcasting this special film. A new screening date will be announced soon," the BBC said in a statement.
The documentary, filmed over the past three years, follows the recently deceased Black Sabbath frontman after he and his wife Sharon decided to leave the United States and return to the UK. The footage also follows his efforts to physically prepare for the “Back To The Beginning” concert, which was billed as Black Sabbath’s farewell show, and which would turn out to be Osbourne’s last.
The concert was held on July 5 at Villa Park, in the musician's hometown of Birmingham, and Osbourne died just two weeks after the show, at the age of 76. He was joined on stage for the grand spectacle by his bandmates from "Guns N' Roses", "KoRn", "Tool", "Slayer", "Pantera", "Metallica", "Gojira", "Anthrax", as well as Steven Tyler from "Aerosmith".
The musician's cause of death was listed as a heart attack, but he had also suffered from Parkinson's disease for a long time. He was buried on the property of his villa in the UK, in a private ceremony attended by numerous musicians.
In addition to the aforementioned BBC documentary, a biography is currently being filmed that focuses on his relationship with Sharon.
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