BBC Director General Tim Davie has spoken for the first time about the Strictly Come Dancing crisis. Davie interrupted a media Q&A session during the unveiling of the corporation's annual report to acknowledge the recent allegations about the BBC's flagship show. "Now before I hand over.
.. I did want to say something on Strictly which is obviously in the headlines," admitted the BBC chief.
He said that the BBC would "never tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any kind", adding that "there are limits and the line should never be crossed." Speaking to the media, he added: "Strictly is a wonderful show. That brings a lot of joy to a lot of people and has done so for 20 years to both those involved with the show itself and to millions of people at home.
Hundreds of people be the pros contestants or crew had been part of it and had a brilliant experience. At the same time, if someone feels there was something wrong or they would talk about their experience. Then of course we want them to raise that with us.
"And be no doubt we will take it seriously listen and deal with it as appropriately as appropriate. And while I'm not going to talk about individuals, you can see evidence of that in recent weeks. "So I hope that anyone who does want to talk to us feels they can.
It is vital of course that we have the right protocols and structures in place for the show. We keep these under review and as you know, we confirmed changes to these last week. It is essential these are right for everyo.
