BBC Spooked by al-Qaeda

BBC bosses are ready to AXE a £1million episode of hit drama Spooks in which an al-Qaeda terrorist is shot dead — in case it upsets Muslims.
Filming the assassination plot for the MI5 drama took four weeks.
But actor Shaun Dingwall who plays a renegade Christian gunman, fears he could become a target for fundamentalists if the scene is aired.
In the episode, due to be shown later this year, a religious nut played by Shaun, 35, guns down the fanatic on the steps of London’s High Court.
But production sources admitted it could be canned. One said: "In the climate of Muslim fury over cartoons, Shaun isn’t sure about it all."
"Al-Qaeda will be objecting to Gardener’s Question Time next. Where does it stop?"
A show spokesman said: "Spooks examines numerous threats facing the UK. Producers, along with Shaun, will track the storyline’s sensitivities in light of the ever-changing news agenda."
Shaun refused to comment last night.
But Sun security adviser Andy McNab urged the BBC to keep the scene. He said: "Self-censorship would be the thin end of the wedge."
Labour MP Stephen Pound added: "Giving terrorists a veto over what is shown on TV is the road to madness.
"Al-Qaeda will be objecting to Gardener’s Question Time next. Where does it stop?"
A show spokesman said: "Spooks examines numerous threats facing the UK. Producers, along with Shaun, will track the storyline’s sensitivities in light of the ever-changing news agenda."