Netflix Defends The Crown As John Major Brands Series A Barrel Load Of Nonsense'
The Guardian|October 17, 2022
Netflix last night rejected criticism of the latest season of its big-budget royal drama The Crown after Sir John Major described it as a "barrel load of nonsense".
Emine Sinmaz
Netflix Defends The Crown As John Major Brands Series A Barrel Load Of Nonsense'

The former Conservative prime minister's attack came after reports suggested the show's fifth series will depict Charles, when he was Prince of Wales, plotting to oust the Queen.

It will reportedly feature imagined conversations in which he lobbies Major to force his mother's abdication. It is due to be released on 9 November, nine weeks after the death of the Queen.

The fourth series of the big-budget hit also came under fire for factual inaccuracy. It led to Oliver Dowden, then culture secretary, calling for a health warning to be broadcast before the show to make clear that it is fictionalized, but Netflix refused.

Yesterday the streaming company hit back at the new complaints, saying the show "has always been presented as a drama based on historical events". "Series five is a fictional dramatisation, imagining what could have happened behind closed doors during a significant decade for the royal family-one that has already been scrutinised and well documented by journalists, biographers, and historians," a spokesperson said.

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