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The Crown: Netflix has 'no plans' for fiction warning [View all]
Source: BBC
The Crown: Netflix has 'no plans' for fiction warning
6 December 2020
Netflix says it will not warn viewers of The Crown some scenes are fiction.
Responding to calls for a warning from Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, the streaming giant said the series has always been billed as a drama.
"As a result we have no plans, and see no need, to add a disclaimer," it said.
Mr Dowden earlier said younger viewers "may mistake fiction for fact" when watching the fourth series, which shows the breakdown of the marriage between the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Crown's creator Peter Morgan has called the show "an act of creative imagination" with a "constant push-pull" between research and drama.
Its latest series has attracted criticism from some quarters for its depiction of royal events - in particular the breakdown of the marriage of Prince Charles and Diana.
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6 December 2020
Netflix says it will not warn viewers of The Crown some scenes are fiction.
Responding to calls for a warning from Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, the streaming giant said the series has always been billed as a drama.
"As a result we have no plans, and see no need, to add a disclaimer," it said.
Mr Dowden earlier said younger viewers "may mistake fiction for fact" when watching the fourth series, which shows the breakdown of the marriage between the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Crown's creator Peter Morgan has called the show "an act of creative imagination" with a "constant push-pull" between research and drama.
Its latest series has attracted criticism from some quarters for its depiction of royal events - in particular the breakdown of the marriage of Prince Charles and Diana.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55207871
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Earlier: UK culture secretary to ask Netflix for 'health warning' that The Crown is fictional (The Guardian)
The relationship between Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, is covered in series four (Netflix)
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