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BBC Airs 'Sharon & Ozzy: Coming Home,' A Final Portrait of Ozzy Osbourne

Reworked from a shelved series at the family’s request, the hour-long film frames a return to England as the couple’s last chapter.

Overview

  • The BBC One documentary, filmed over three years and now on iPlayer, chronicles Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s move back to Buckinghamshire and his final months.
  • Ozzy reflects on his July farewell with Black Sabbath at Villa Park, saying performing seated was “torture,” and discusses stepping back from public life.
  • Reviews highlight an intimate, often funny but poignant portrait, while some critics question whether airing such personal footage after his death was appropriate.
  • The broadcast was postponed from August at the Osbourne family’s request, with material repurposed from an intended multi-part series into a one‑off film.
  • Ozzy died at home on July 22 at age 76, weeks after the Birmingham concert, as another feature-length project, Ozzy: No Escape From Now, is scheduled to debut on Paramount+ in early October.