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James Martin Pauses ITV’s Saturday Morning for Summer Break

The show wrapped early to accommodate ITV’s Derby coverage after Martin’s team implemented broadcaster recommendations on staff welfare

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Overview

  • Martin announced on June 7 that his ITV cookery show will pause for the summer and resume later this year
  • The final episode concluded sooner than planned to make way for live coverage of the Epsom Derby
  • ITV raised welfare concerns following a May complaint about the ‘Spanish Adventure’ shoot and shared best-practice staff protocols
  • Blue Marlin Television accepted responsibility for a 2018 on-set incident and crew allegations from May 2025, pledging to apply lessons learned
  • The series has filmed at Martin’s Hampshire home since its 2017 debut, featuring cooking segments with celebrity guests in an outdoor kitchen setting