A special documentary looking at Ozzy Osbourne’s final months has been pulled from the BBC schedule for tonightZoe Delany Assistant Showbiz Editor, Jessica Sansome TV and Celebrity Editor and Zoe Delaney
11:07, 18 Aug 2025
Ozzy Osbourne(Image: Getty Images)
A special documentary that gave insight into Ozzy Osbourne’s final months is reported to have been pulled from the BBC’s schedule hours before being due to air.
The self-proclaimed ‘Prince of Darkness’ died just over two weeks after Black Sabbath were reunited, barely two miles from where they first played together more than 50 years ago.
On July 5, Ozzy, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, was reunited with fellow original Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Terence “Geezer” Butler and Bill Ward on stage for a final performance at Villa Park, Birmingham, not far from the Crown pub where they played their first gig in 1968.
Just over two weeks later, Osbourne’s family announced his death at the age of 76.
The film, said to be a “moving and inspirational account of the last chapter”, of the Black Sabbath star’s life was due to air tonight but has now mysteriously been rescheduled without explanation, according to the Mirror.
Titled Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, the programme was due to air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on Monday (August 18) evening at 9pm, and is told through “unique and intimate access to the whole Osbourne family”, including wife Sharon, and children Kelly and Jack.
However, the one-off, hour-long documentary, which was announced at the start of this month, has now vanished from BBC TV listings and instead been replaced by Fake or Fortune.
A spokesperson for the BBC told the Mirror that the “film has moved in the schedules” and new premiere details will be shared “in due course”.
The Osbourne’s will have a hour-long documentary which will air on BBC (Image: PA)
Ozzy died aged 76 on July 22 from a reported heart attack, just weeks after reuniting with the band on stage as part of The Back To The Beginning farewell concert in Birmingham.
The programme was filmed over three years and “captures the extraordinary rollercoaster of their lives” as Ozzy and Sharon “attempt to complete their long-held dream of moving back to the UK”, the BBC said earlier this month when promoting the documentary.
It also captures musician Ozzy as he “heroically battles to get fit enough to perform” and the family dealing with “the dramatic consequences of his ill health”, with Kelly quoted as saying in the film: “Iron Man wasn’t really made of iron.” The rocker had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019.
Clare Sillery, head of commissioning, BBC Documentaries, said on August 7: “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 production company Expectation, added: “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.”
The film was originally conceived as a series, announced in 2022 and called Home To Roost, and which was to document Ozzy and Sharon’s move back from the US, where they had lived for more than two decades, to rural Buckinghamshire.
But the project “evolved as Ozzy’s health deteriorated” into the one-hour film, the BBC said.