There may be another series in his future, which would not make him unhappy.
Jordan contemplated that "soap snobs" may hold the series in disdain for using the Holby brand, but concluded: "After much thought, I remembered who I was as a writer, the joy I take from surprising an audience, by subverting expectation – and HolbyBlue was born".
And the network may have another successful series in "Private Practice," which had its debut two weeks ago and is a spinoff of "Grey's Anatomy".
Fox may add more reality series in midseason than any other network, having a lineup that includes "Boot Camp" (which is what is sounds like, military training turned into competition), "Love Cruise" (singles matching up on a ship) and "Temptation Island" (unmarried couples being tempted to break up by gorgeous models).
From then on, he could be stirred mostly by rare efforts at subscription writing — an edition of Shakespeare, in 1765, and his "Lives of the Poets" series, in 1779, may be the most consistently entertaining works of criticism in English — which he approached in a deliberately offhand manner.
Despite suggestions that he and his new-ball partner Stuart Broad may struggle to last the series, in which five Tests will be played in the space of 42 days, he remains a key part of England's planning for the second Test – and there are suspicions in the England camp that levelling charges may be a cynical attempt by India to distract him from the task at hand.
The company says it "may" sign on more exclusive series' in the future, too.
Soloway, however, has an overall deal with Amazon so may come back with other series in the future.
England may have lost this summer's series in New Zealand 3-0, buthehe first two Tests - which they lost by five points and one point - were promising.
