End of TV as we know it?

Does ITV’s decision to pull the final episode of “Viewpoint” because of unproven allegations against one of the leading actors create a precedent?

No more football matches if a player has been convicted of or alleged to have behaved illegally.

Limited political coverage if the politician concerned has been convicted or accused of illegal behaviour.

No one with historic or current convictions or allegations to appear on our screens.

Do allegations of fraud preclude appearing on TV?

Do allegations of having lied preclude someone from being on our screens?

If the allegations are proven to be true they must not be condoned but ITV is acting as judge and jury. These are very serious allegations to be decided by a court of law.

However, a lot of familiar faces on our TV programs will appear no more if this precedent is followed. Maybe that is a good thing.