The Sopranos

The iconic HBO series starred the late James Gandolfini as mob boss Tony Soprano and is widely considered to be one of the greatest TV shows of all time.

However, creator David Chase revealed that Fox turned down the programme as his original script did not feature any death.

He told the Daily Mirror: "The first draft was for Fox (but) they turned it down.

"I realised it was because I hadn't put any murders in. People watch mob shows because they like to see murders and betrayals.

"So when I went to HBO, I completely rewrote it. Had Fox said yes, it would have been a calamity of competing agendas."