BBC Exterminates Disgraced Presenter Huw Edwards From ‘Doctor Who’ & Restores Episode To iPlayer
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deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: An episode of Doctor Who that originally featured Huw Edwards has been restored to BBC iPlayer after six months with the disgraced news presenter edited out.
The UK broadcaster took down Season 2 episode Fear Her last August after Edwards, once the highest-profile news anchor in the country, pleaded guilty to accessing child abuse images.
The Doctor Who story has now been redubbed to remove Edwards, whose voiceover featured during news clips and commentary. He has been replaced by actress Becky Wright, who has previously done voice work in the Doctor Who podcast series.
Elements of the dialog have also been changed. The episode features the iPlayer disclaimer: “This programme has been edited since broadcast.
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