“In Slipper v BBC (1991), the BBC made a drama programme about the search for Ronald Biggs, who famously escaped from prison after being convicted for his part in a high-profile train robbery. The former Scotland Yard detective Jack Slipper, who led the unsuccessful hunt for Biggs, sued for libel, claiming that the documentary portrayed him as incompetent. He was able to get damages from the BBC, not just for the original libel in the drama, but also for the fact that it was repeated in newspaper reviews of the programme.”
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“In Slipper v BBC (1991), the BBC made a drama programme about the search for Ronald Biggs, who famously escaped from prison after being convicted for his part in a high-profile train robbery. The former Scotland Yard detective Jack Slipper, who led the unsuccessful hunt for Biggs, sued for libel, claiming that the documentary portrayed him as incompetent. He was able to get damages from the BBC, not just for the original libel in the drama, but also for the fact that it was repeated in newspaper reviews of the programme.”
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