To be hurt and annoyed at being dropped by the BBC?

It's only plagiarism if OP didn't sign over the copyright.

With something like BBC, they likely got her to sign a waiver to any intellectual rights to the content before it was filmed, so they basically own it.

It's still horrendous though and probably goes against some of their Equality & Diversity policies, so I would definitely recommend putting in a complaint.

People saying 'didn't happen'

Trust me it very unfortunately does, actresses get treat like shit and dropped for hotter versions after putting in a tonne of time often. Its massively exploitative and sexist industry (especially at independent level).

Not being paid for your time/expertise and being 'cut' last minute without credit is also rampant throughout the whole industry.

That is why actors have strict unions and management, problem is they can be expensive and hard to get into and most people like OP who aren't actors have no idea of this stuff so just think 'wow Im going to be on TV' and get used and abused.

After the Huw Edwards scandal the BBC could benefit with being defunded of public money. It has really gone to the dogs.

In 2022 the government froze the license fee, costing the BBC £2million.

The BBC started to take on part of the cost of TV licenses for people over 75 in 2018/19, and has fully covered the cost since 2020.

In 2014 the government stopped funding the World Service, causing the BBC to have to absorb the cost.

Let's be honest - the Conservative government has been defunding the BBC for over a decade.

Call them out on it.

I HATE how unregulated this shit is. I worked in photography which is heavily 'self' governed. 'Time for' is how a lot of it works, people get 'positive exposure' for 'given time' and it works to everyone benefit and if you pull stunts like this where you fail to provide the promised outcome for time given then word gets around so fast you will never work with anyone again. However film has nothing of the sort and people pull this all the time with zero respect for each other... it was a shock when I tried to transition from photography to cinematography.

A big company like BBC has no excuse though, they should know better and need to be put on blast.

Surely thats plagiarism? Take ir higher up if you have the script

I couldn't agree more. That's absolutely typical of the BBC's approach now.

Unless it local/regional or News, it's very unlikely this was the BBC. Even the One Show is made by BBC Studios (which is a commercial company - separate from Public Service, though the profits do go back to PSB). Many production companies will say they are shooting something 'for the BBC' but aren't BBC themselves and are hired as part of the broadcasters' indy remit.

Honestly, without meaning to stick the boot in, it's extremely unlikely that anyone would bother re-shooting someone who was engaging, interesting and great on telly in a local history piece because of their looks. It would be more likely be because of a performance which wasn't good enough for TV.

Regardless, to treat you like this is terrible, and I would be writing to the exec producer to complain and to ask for payment for the script/text. Can you get the execs name from the credits?

Indeed!
What upsets me OP is that you describe yourself as being podgy and not having a pretty face. Please don't undervalue yourself, everyone is attractive in some way.
Give yourself a treat and celebrate you 🎁
You also need to make a formal complaint, this behaviour is devious and unethical

It doesn't surprised me. I rarely watch the BBC these days, but switched it on a while back and partly watched a documentary presented by a blonde, Love Island person, Zara McDarmack, who had absolutely no presenting skills or presence. It was awful! Google images shows that she's quite busty and spends a great deal of her time posing in bikinis, judging by the images of her...

After the Huw Edwards scandal the BBC could benefit with being defunded of public money. It has really gone to the dogs.

Because they recorder her speaking it.

If this is true then the BBC need showing up for this. It is pure discrimination. you'd probably have had a good case if you were disabled and they'd dropped you for an able bodied person but not sure how far you'd get in saying they dropped you for someone you felt was more pleasing to eye so to speak.
Also isn't it plagiarism if they've stolen your work?
I'm annoyed on your behalf op. Definitely take this further and I think we may see you on TV after all with this complaint as this is so wrong. makes you wonder how many times things like this have happened?

How did the BBC have your script, if it was something you'd learnt off by heart yourself?

I'm shocked and angry on your behalf!

I’m gobsmacked! Something similar happened to me a couple of years ago! I was contacted by a tv producer and my ego gushingly flattered saying I’d come to them highly recommended etc. etc. so we agreed a date to meet at the historic venue where I was going to do a bit to camera. As it happened I couldn’t make the date after all so not wanting to let them down contacted a fellow enthusiast to see if they could take my place. He was somewhat taken aback as it turned out the producers had also contacted him and arranged a similar meeting for the next day! He challenged them and apparently they’d arranged to meet 4 of us in a kind of audition. Needless to say the gig eventually went to a very photogenic candidate. Apparently this is how things in tv land are done - even for game shows!

Today on total bollocks, everyone on the local history bits is always old or a bit odd, they didn't shaft you, you must have seen the state of some of the weirdys they get on to talk about what local crap they've dredged up in the local dig this week, or regale everyone with tales of their local boozer.

Was it BBC directly or a production company making a show to go out on BBC?

Don't take it personally. Genuinely.

Ask if you can get the footage - it will be a nice keepsake.