[Christmas Dynasnow]

The fact they got some bottom of the barrel socialite and they continue to pick people not on who they are and what they can bring but who will say yes and who ticks boxes for the BBC tells its own tale.

They picked a BBC teleprompt reader for small sports breaks who is on tv for about 30 mins a morning 4 days a week - he even looks like the last one they picked

just terrible casting

[Denver]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The fact they got some bottom of the barrel socialite and they continue to pick people not on who they are and what they can bring but who will say yes and who ticks boxes for the BBC tells its own tale.

They picked a BBC teleprompt reader for small sports breaks who is on tv for about 30 mins a morning 4 days a week - he even looks like the last one they picked

just terrible casting

yu do know they will get over 10m viewers regardless the cast?

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by WickedSkengMan

yu do know they will get over 10m viewers regardless the cast?

Royal weddings get 20 and they are bloody awful

I fully expect this series to be the lowest audience for many years

[Denver]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Royal weddings get 20 and they are bloody awful

I fully expect this series to be the lowest audience for many years

I am sure you said that last year yet it was the highest ever

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by WickedSkengMan

I am sure you said that last year yet it was the highest ever

and that despite there being some unknowns too on line up, like Seann Walsh, or Dr Ranj who wasn't hugely known either, Stacey the least famous of the finalists who won

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The fact they got some bottom of the barrel socialite and they continue to pick people not on who they are and what they can bring but who will say yes and who ticks boxes for the BBC tells its own tale.

They picked a BBC teleprompt reader for small sports breaks who is on tv for about 30 mins a morning 4 days a week - he even looks like the last one they picked

just terrible casting

And 17 years in it's led to an incredibly long running and successfull series.

The fact you find non-white contestants "ticks boxes" and can be cast for no other reason says more about you than them.