Duplicitous and dishonest: owner of Durdle Door slams BBC after final Dr Who featuring Jodie Whittaker aired
from the landmark by crowds on the beach in 2019. That incident left thousands needing to be evacuated from the area as the situation was declared a critical incident by emergency services.
“We are aware of the Doctor Who episode where the final scene depicted the Doctor and the Tardis on top of Durdle Door” a. "When consenting to the use of Durdle Door for an episode of Doctor Who, the BBC decided not to include a proper description of what they intended.” "If we had known we would not have agreed, because of the encouragement that this may give to some of our visitors to put themselves in a dangerous position, the consequences of which have been well documented” the statement continued. “We are disappointed that the BBC chose not to be honest with us when seeking our permission and have written to the BBC requesting that they provide us with an explanation about what we regard as a duplicitous and dishonest request to film.
nor the Doctor were actually on the top of Durdle Door, but this would not necessarily be accepted by viewers and has now increased the difficulties we continue to have regarding the safety of visitors to Durdle Door."responded to the statement by Lulworth Estate by saying “Doctor Who’s centenary special regeneration scene was a tightly kept secret. Although we were granted permission to film with a drone we weren’t asked how the location would be portrayed on screen.
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