AXED GREGG'S FINAL SEASON MAY STILL AIR

BBC bosses are convinced that the MasterChef series co-host Gregg Wallace filmed before he was sacked could still be aired.

- BY NICOLA METHVEN

One option is that the cookery competition could go out on BBC iPlayer only.

The plan at the outset was for the series to run for 24 hour-long episodes across eight weeks on primetime BBC One.

The decision over its future on the channel will fall to BBC director-general Tim Davie, who must choose whether to show it or shelve it. It is thought the series cost €9million to make.