Overview
- In the latest episode, investigators discuss a character’s nine freedom of information requests and online anti‑migration posts as factors in assessing risk.
- Politicians and commentators including Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf and GB News personalities criticized the portrayal on social media.
- A BBC spokesperson said the drama is fictional and that the character is not based on any individual.
- Creator Ben Chanan told Radio Times he aimed to reflect public fixation on immigration and to craft a character with deliberately ambiguous motives.
- GB News highlighted that the episode aired days after Financial Times reporting on officials considering tighter FOI cost limits, and the series continues on 29 March on BBC One and iPlayer.