60th Doctor Who Complaints Prompt Final BBC Response
The BBC has issued a final response to Doctor Who complaints it received following the 60th anniversary specials.
The organisation previously disclosed that it had received a total of 144 complaints over Yasmin Finney‘s character. In December, a report from Deadline stated:
“The BBC received more than 100 complaints from Doctor Who viewers who argued that the inclusion of Yasmin Finney‘s transgender character Rose was ‘inappropriate.'”
“The corporation has revealed it had 144 messages from disgruntled viewers in its fortnightly report on audience complaints. Some said Heartstopper star Finney’s character was “anti-male,” while others said it was an ‘inappropriate inclusion of [a] transgender character.'”
On the official BBC complaints website this week, the corporation followed up for the final time, stating:
“We have received complaints from viewers who object to the inclusion of a transgender character in the programme and from others who feel there are too few transgender people represented.”
Addressing the complaints, the BBC stated:
“As regular viewers of Doctor Who will be aware, the show has and will always continue to proudly celebrate diversity and reflect the world we live in. We are always mindful of the content within our episodes.”
