However, a one-off special will conclude the story, Radio Times reports.

The eight-part series began in the UK last October on Sky Atlantic and starred Merchant (The Office, Life’s Too Short) as a gawky Englishman searching for the woman of his dreams in Los Angeles.

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Chris O’Dowd’s BBC Two comedy Family Tree, a co-production with HBO, has also been axed.

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