Members of the public were outraged to see the BBC using a cliffhanger ending to get people to tune in to Crimewatch again next week. The tragic story was about a teenage girl raped and murdered many years ago. However, due to advances in the understanding of DNA the killer has now been caught and jailed. Well that's good, however.......
The BBC clearly should not have treated this as a drama, or as something to achieve ratings, but the BBC has its defence all ready. They say the story needed two episodes to be told. Now, forgive me if I'm wrong, but I think everyone is missing something.
Surely the whole raison d'être of Crimewatch is to get the public to help solve UNSOLVED crimes, not tell the story of solved murders at such length that it takes TWO episodes. The BBC are trying to defend the indefensible and popular dancing Jeremy might have had the foresight to just say no.
Malcolm Snook
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