Is the BBC milking it again?

[sparta6]

A tragic event which naturally justified acres of news coverage and commentary.
But now the BBC are to make a 3 part Drama about Grenfell.
Exploitation too far ?

[boyse7en]

No, not really. Seems a reasonable subject for a "true story" drama.

[Al Gorithum]

Exploitation of what/whom? Innocent victims, dishonest/negligent contractors, useless politicians?

Is it a case of "milking" or more of bringing to light some (potentially criminally) serious failings?

[Lotobear]

Al Gorithum said:

Exploitation of what/whom? Innocent victims, dishonest/negligent contractors, useless politicians?

Is it a case of "milking" or more of bringing to light some (potentially criminally) serious failings?

...is there not a Public Inquiry tasked with doing that?

[Jonmx]

They've also got a drama out that glorifies Kenneth Noye. The BBC have no shame.

[Evanivitch]

sparta6 said:

A tragic event which naturally justified acres of news coverage and commentary.
But now the BBC are to make a 3 part Drama about Grenfell.
Exploitation too far ?

If it covers the failings prior to, on the day, and after the disaster then it will probably struggle to fit into just 3 hours.

[Dingu]

You’ll have a heart attack if you ever turn to one of the history channels OP!

[sparta6]

Evanivitch said:

sparta6 said:

A tragic event which naturally justified acres of news coverage and commentary.
But now the BBC are to make a 3 part Drama about Grenfell.
Exploitation too far ?

If it covers the failings prior to, on the day, and after the disaster then it will probably struggle to fit into just 3 hours.

Exactly.
BBC News & Current Affairs are well capable to cover it with their tax payers money.

But millions ££ spent on a short glossy drama ?

[fathomfive]

Dingu said:

You’ll have a heart attack if you ever turn to one of the history channels OP!

It's just another 'because BBC' gripe.

[sparta6]

fathomfive said:

Dingu said:

You’ll have a heart attack if you ever turn to one of the history channels OP!

It's just another 'because BBC' gripe.

as a non UK resident I have no skin in this.

Seems a waste of money. Yentob is probably behind it, again

[Dingu]

sparta6 said:

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Seems a waste of money.

Because the victims were poor so don’t matter? Or?

[BobToc]

It's absolutely shocking, on a par with Hillsborough, and it deserves the maximum attention.

[Randy Winkman]

Jonmx said:

They've also got a drama out that glorifies Kenneth Noye. The BBC have no shame.

Have you seen the whole thing yet? You're keen.

I think Brinks-Mat is a fascinating topic to have a drama about. Not seen any yet but I'm looking forward to it.

[gregs656]

Shock as BBC commission TV show.

[turbobloke]

Randy Winkman said:

Jonmx said:

They've also got a drama out that glorifies Kenneth Noye. The BBC have no shame.

Have you seen the whole thing yet? You're keen.

That's a bit keen to defend Aunty, but expected and you've clearly seen the whole thing.

Noye is 'over the moon' with the hapless beeb's portrayal of his life of crime.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/celebs-tv/gold-k...

[Randy Winkman]

BobToc said:

It's absolutely shocking, on a par with Hillsborough, and it deserves the maximum attention.

I agree. Some topics remain important for years because of what they say and what we can learn from them. Such as Hillsborough (as you say) and (in my view) Stephen Lawrence. Last night I was watching series 3 of The Crown (I'm well up with the latest trends) and learned about Anthony Blunt and his continued employment by the royal household. Still relevant today.

Edited to ask about this thread being put in the TV section. Or do some threads get allowed to stay in NPE because they send out a particular message?

[Randy Winkman]

turbobloke said:

Randy Winkman said:

Jonmx said:

They've also got a drama out that glorifies Kenneth Noye. The BBC have no shame.

Have you seen the whole thing yet? You're keen.

That's a bit keen to defend Aunty, but expected and you've clearly seen the whole thing.

Noye is 'over the moon' with the hapless beeb's portrayal of his life of crime.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/celebs-tv/gold-k...

Did you actually read the post you quoted half of? I said I hadn't seen it and asked if the person describing the content had.

[Electro1980]

sparta6 said:

Exactly.
BBC News & Current Affairs are well capable to cover it with their tax payers money.

But millions ££ spent on a short glossy drama ?

News and current affairs is not capable of covering a story like this in full. It can cover some concrete facts but it absolutely cannot put those facts in context or tell the stories of the people that those numbers represent. These stories need more than just data and evidence.

[MikeM6]

gregs656 said:

Shock as BBC commission TV show.

Exactly this, some nonsense about wasting tax payers money etc...

They create/commission TV and it gets aired. Some people watch it. Those that don't want to, generally don't watch it. Ratings and reviews feedback to the BBC as to whether is was a good idea or not.

What is the problem here?

[GetCarter]

sparta6 said:

A tragic event which naturally justified acres of news coverage and commentary.
But now the BBC are to make a 3 part Drama about Grenfell.
Exploitation too far ?

BBC exposes the truth shocker!