BBC Spooked by al-Qaeda (Network pulls TV episode over fears it will upset Muslims)

The Sun (U.K.) ^ | February 15, 2006 | By THOMAS WHITAKER and SARA NATHAN

[Stoat]

The Sun Online - Sun Says Terrorvision

Terrorvision

WHO exactly is running the BBC — Osama Bin Laden?

It looks worryingly like he is as Auntie considers pulling a £1million Spooks episode because it shows a terrorist being shot dead.

The target is portrayed as an Osama henchman and the Beeb is worried about reprisals.

But a terrorist is a terrorist.

And right now, almost all terrorists are acting in the name of al-Qaeda. They are at war with us.

If we are cowed into timorous self-censorship now, we are already losing the first battle.

**********************************************************************************

Stoat says:  It's also highly instructive that one of the 'usual suspect' characters (villians?) was of course a 'fundamentalist' Christian....there was apparently no worry on the part of BBC bosses of upsetting Christians by yet another bigoted and hysterical portrayal of a person of Christian faith....no, that was okay with the BBC.  The problem for them was in the possibility of upsetting Muslims, who just happen to be the primary purveyors of terror and strife in the world today.

It's unfortunate that the BBC is no more enlightened than our own TV networks here in the USA, who have lost this stoat as a regular viewer long ago due to their gleeful, unapologetic Left-wing bias and Christian-bashing.

[Jeff Head]

Spooked, or compromised?

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

How about a disclaimer warning those who prefer not to watch?

[Gordongekko909]

Jack Bauer > Shaun Dingwall anyway, because Jack Bauer > all. Let's export a bunch of 24 DVDs to Jolly Old England.

[Froufrou]

Amen, stoat. But remember, we were able to get that awful Christian-bashing show off network in just 2-3 episodes.

Anyway, t.v. makes us stupid. Except for Seinfeld reruns! ;o)

[B.O. Plenty]

Cowards...just like the MSM here...

Cowards

Cowards

Cowards

Cowards

[BenLurkin]

Why should shooting a terrorist anger Muslims?

And what is a "renegade Christian"?

And how could a network ever get away with naming a show "Spooks" in the first place unless it was a spin-off from ghostbusters?

[Uncle Miltie]

"a renegade Christian gunman"

And we have so many of them....

< / sarc>

[Brilliant]

"an al-Qaeda terrorist is shot dead"



Of course it will upset Muslims. Despite the rhetoric about how the vast majority of Muslims are not extremists, the fact is that they are.

[twin2]

Spooks, called MI-5 when it airs in the states, is one of the best programs on today.

If you are a fan of 24, you will like this show. My only advise is to get the dvd's and start watching from season one. A & E has the rights to run them here, and they butcher the show to death while squeezing in all the commercials.

[insider_uk]

Shame it's an incorrect story though.
Perhaps checking the BBC site first might have helped.

news.bbc.co.uk

[Decepticon]

But actor Shaun Dingwall who plays a renegade Christian gunman, fears he could become a target for fundamentalists if the scene is aired.

What? An actor that knows he really isn't some kind of baddass, heartthrob, politician with delusions of godhood....

Hell, at least our American rappers actually shoot each other....walk the walk and all that.

What a sissy, I guess he doesn't have much faith in body guards.....with sticks instead of Uzi's....welcome to Britain shaun.....

[Brilliant]

"But actor Shaun Dingwall who plays a renegade Christian gunman, fears he could become a target for fundamentalists if the scene is aired."



Does he mean by Christian fundamentalists or Islamic fundamentalists?

[Peach]

So terrorism works. We've seen evidence of that in the last few weeks.

So what's going to happen? More terrorism. Count on it.

[MadeInAmerica]

This is simple in my eyes. Make a simple, to the point press release...Kinda like Pres Ron did in the 80's in jest. "We found a cure for communism...bombing starts in 5 min".

Mecca can be and will be turned to glass if 1 western city, and this includes Israel, is hit by any nuks.

Lets see if their moon god Allah can stop inbound cruise missles.

[fizziwig]

Hey UK, just impose Sharia law now and get it over with. Your gonna do it eventually why torture yourself with a slow cultural death....sheesh...do we have to draw a cartoon for you?

[sockmonkey]

It's also highly instructive that one of the 'usual suspect' characters (villians?) was of course a 'fundamentalist' Christian

I tried to watch MI-5, but it seemed to me they had a bias against Christians, and the US government..Perhaps, if I had just watched it on mute..oh, well, I like 24 better.

[maestro]

EXCLUSIVE BBC Spooked by al-Qaeda [MI5 drama ... Shaun Dingwall] MI5 drama ... Shaun Dingwall

By THOMAS WHITAKER and SARA NATHAN

BBC bosses are ready to AXE a £1million episode of hit drama Spooks in which an al-Qaeda terrorist is shot dead ? in case it upsets Muslims.

Filming the assassination plot for the MI5 drama took four weeks.

This 'episode' will be seen nightly all of the month of March throughout Canada?

/extreme sarcasm

[Sensei Ern]

Hollywood just uses redneck conservatives and call it Sum of All Fears.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Boo fricking hoo, BBC. Grow a pair. or we'll send Jack Bauer over to kick your wussie butts!

BTW, I got "24" on DVD, seasons 1-2-3-4, and am enjoying the re-runs.