british actor judi dancho has called on Netflix to add a disclaimer to the royal drama The Crown, joining a slew of voices criticizing the series’ fictional stories.
In a letter to The Times on Thursday, the 87-year-old veteran said the award-winning show is set to “blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism as freely as it does in the present day”.
“While many will recognize Crown As for the fantastic but fictionalized description of events, I fear that a significant number of viewers, especially overseas, may take their version of history to be completely true,” Dench wrote.
Dench The screen depicts historical queens Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria as well as James Bond’s boss “M”.
Netflix says The Crown, which follows the late Queen Elizabeth’s reign over decades, is a “fictional dramatization” inspired by real events.
Its fifth season, in which a new cast will portray the royal family in the 1990s, premieres on November 9, two months after King Charles ascended the throne.
Dench wrote, “There is no one greater in artistic freedom than I am, but it cannot be challenged… The program producers have resisted all calls to carry a disclaimer at the beginning of each episode.”
“It’s time to rethink Netflix – for a family and a nation that has recently been bereaved, as an honor to a sovereign who so dutifully served his people for 70 years, and to his reputation.” To retain. Its British customers.”
Dench’s letter follows other criticism, including a statement from former Prime Minister John Major’s office to the Daily Mail calling a new view a “barrel load of crap”.
According to the newspaper, the scene allegedly shows Charles talking to Major as part of a plot to abdicate the Queen.
The Major’s office denied any such talks.
Dench referenced the view, calling it “brutally unjust to individuals and harmful to the institution they represent”. Some royal commentators have also expressed concern about the impact the show could have on the start of Charles’ reign.
A Netflix representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“I think we should all acknowledge that the 1990s were a difficult time for the royal family, and King Charles will certainly have some painful memories of that period,” series creator Peter Morgan told Entertainment this week. Told the Weekly.
“But that doesn’t mean that, with the benefit of sight, history will be merciless to him, or to the monarchy. The show certainly isn’t.”