Ozzy Osbourne documentary pulled from BBC schedule (Image: Getty Images)

A special documentary that is a “moving and inspirational account of the last chapter” of Ozzy Osbourne’s life has mysteriously been rescheduled without explanation. Titled Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, the programme was due to air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One this evening at 9pm, and is told through “unique and intimate access to the whole Osbourne family”, including wife Sharon, and children Kelly and Jack.

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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documentary, which was announced at the start of this month, has now vanished from BBC TV listings and instead been replaced by Fake or Fortune.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 today that the “film has moved in the schedules” and new premiere details will be shared “in due course”.

Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy d!ed 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. It comes after Sharon Osbourne breaks down in tears at Ozzy’s funeral in heartbreaking scenes.

The Osbourne’s hour-long documentary was set to premiere this evening (Image: PA)

The programme has been filmed over three years and “captures the extraordinary rollercoaster of their lives” as the 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.

Musicians from Bostin Brass played Black Sabbath songs to accompany the cortege, and fans threw flowers at the hearse as it slowly passed through the city.