BBC’s Previously Delayed Ozzy Documentary to Air Next Month

It was just yesterday that we learned of a Paramount+ documentary on Ozzy Osbourne’s final years, but the BBC doc that was supposed to come out last month titled Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home will now be seen on October 2.

Set to air on BBC One, the documentary was originally supposed to come out on August 18. However, a last second decision from the family itself caused the British television company to put a halt on the documentary’s airing, citing the fact that Ozzy’s death was still too fresh in their minds.

For those that haven’t been keeping up with the whole Ozzy documentary situation, this BBC version was originally supposed to be a multi-episode series about Sharon and Ozzy’s move back to the U.K. tentatively titled Home to Roost. It wasn’t supposed to be a posthumous documentary, instead it was supposed to show the family’s decision to move out of the U.S. so Ozzy can sundown in his native home.

Now with a date set, the BBC have set the following synopsis for Sharon & Ozzy: Coming Home:

‘This intimate film, shot over three years with Ozzy Osbourne, his wife Sharon and their children Kelly and Jack, as well as their close friends, follows the final chapter of Ozzy’s life. After 25 years living in LA, he and Sharon decide the time has come to return home to the English country house in Buckinghamshire, where they once brought up their family. But before he retires completely, he’s also determined to perform one last time for his army of fans.

Ozzy and Sharon face a monumental battle. As well as a diagnosis of Parkinson’s, Ozzy has had a succession of back surgeries following a fall, which have left him in extreme pain, frequently struggling to walk. So, that means lots more time spent at home surrounded by a growing army of grandchildren, as well as his pack of dogs, all 11 of whom get to share Sharon and Ozzy’s bed. For a man who has always questioned why go out at all when you have a house, this isn’t all bad.

The resulting film is a moving portrait of one of the world’s most entertaining families at a pivotal moment in their history. The strength of Ozzy and Sharon’s love for one another and their kids’ devotion to them is palpable. So too is the family’s acceptance of Ozzy becoming increasingly unwell. As Kelly poignantly puts it, the iron man isn’t made of iron.

But for all that, rock’s great survivor isn’t quite done yet. Ahead of retirement, Ozzy is determined to perform one last time, for himself and for his fans. Whatever it takes.

Pulling off both the move and the gig will be a phenomenal achievement, and son Jack is worried about the toll of relocating to a country that his parents have barely spent time in over the last two decades, as well as the impact on their close-knit family dynamics. But Ozzy has never been a man to take no for an answer, and he sets about achieving his goals with the determination, blistering honesty and razor-sharp sense of humour that have endeared him to millions for over 50 years. He stops at nothing to make his body work as well as it used to, with the film capturing remarkable levels of resolve.

Ozzy’s death, just two weeks after a final, triumphant, homecoming gig, is met with shock and grief around the world. Thousands of fans gather to watch his funeral cortege in his home town of Birmingham as it is live-streamed to viewers across the globe. The extraordinary impact of this working-class hero cannot be more apparent.

The film is a candid and moving portrait of Birmingham’s favourite son, and of the family that adore and support him through his last performance and the final chapter of his life.’