A survivor of the Grenfell Tower tragedy has started a petition, begging the BBC not to make a drama about the 2017 fire.
Earlier this year, the BBC announced it planned to dramatise the tragic events of 14 June, nearly six years ago.
At the time, it sparked an early backlash from people who believed the drama would be in bad taste.
But now the protestors have started a petition, demanding the BBC stop their plans.
Grenfell Tower drama on BBC
In February, the BBC announced it had commissioned a drama about the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
The Grenfell Tower fire led to the deaths of 72 people in West London.
The series will be written and directed by Peter Kominsky, who wrote the Channel 4 series The Undeclared War.
The channel revealed that the drama will draw on more than five years of research from public sources, the official inquiry hearings and extensive interviews.
It will give a “comprehensive account of the events leading up to, during and after the devastating fire which took place on June 14 2017”.
The three-part series will “shine a light on the human stories of those caught up in the tragedy”.
It will also explore “the profound impact of Grenfell on survivors, the families and loved ones of those whose lives were lost”.
The drama also hopes to show “what we can learn to ensure that the events at Grenfell can never happen again elsewhere”.
Stop the BBC from airing the Grenfell Fire TV Drama – Tragedy isn’t entertainment https://t.co/j3o7N5VrVZ via @UKChange
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