Amid the growing criticism about the authenticity of Netflix show The Crown, Britain's culture minister Oliver Dowden has said he will write to Netflix to request that a “health warning” be added to the beginning of each episode of The Crown – to warn viewers that it is “fiction”, not fact.
"It's a beautifully produced work of fiction. So as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that," Dowden told the Mail on Sunday newspaper. "Without this, I fear a generation of viewers who did not live through these events may mistake fiction for fact."
Dowden’s concern adds to the list of other people who have raised questions about the historical fiedlily of the show. Before this, former royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter has called the series a "hatchet job" and Diana’s Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, has also said the show should carry a notice that "this isn't true but it is based around some real events."
"I worry people do think that this is gospel and that's unfair," he told broadcaster ITV.
The fourth season of the British drama is centered around the much publicised unhappy marriage between Prince Charles and Princess Diana while also parallely depicting the term of Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
The Crown creator Peter Morgan has continued to defend the criticism.
