London:
Netflix hit series “The Crown” must make clear that considerably of its content material is fiction more than fears of harm to the image of British royal loved ones, a government minister stated.
“It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that,” culture minister Oliver Dowden told The Mail on Sunday.
“Without this, I fear a generation of viewers who did not live through these events may mistake fiction for fact”.
Dowden is anticipated to formally create to the US streaming firm to request it adds a “health warning” just before every single episode.
The most up-to-date episode in the series, which follows the life of Queen Elizabeth II and her close loved ones, revolves about Prince Charles and his doomed marriage to wife Diana.
Those close to the royal loved ones worry that fabricated scenes are hurting the monarchy, specifically heir to the throne Charles.
“It is quite sinister the way that (screenwriter Peter) Morgan is clearly using light entertainment to drive a very overt republican agenda and people just don’t see it,” an unnamed buddy of the prince told the paper.
Although largely sympathetic to Diana, her brother has also named for Netflix to make clear some scenes are fictional.
“It would help The Crown an enormous amount if at the beginning of each episode it stated that, ‘this isn’t true but is based around some real events’. Because then everyone would understand it’s drama for drama’s sake,” Charles Spencer told ITV.
More than 70 million households worldwide have watched The Crown, which is now on its fourth series, considering the fact that it started in 2016, according to figures released by Netflix.
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