Capps said that the BBC "had to decide" the fantasy drama's fate within the first six episodes of series two transmitting, reported Digital Spy.
"That was unfair because you're making a judgement before the series is even finished - how are you supposed to know how it will be received by the audience? In the middle of the episodes shown before Christmas there was a bit of a drop in viewing figures - but it picked up again towards the end," Capps said.
"It is considered one of the best shows ever and yet had it been on the BBC - or any of the terrestrial channels - it might have been axed, too.
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