• BBC's "Woke" Version of "Great Expectations" CRASHES - Nobody Wants To

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    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12026013/Low-expectations-BBCs-woke-adaption-Dickens-classic-Great-Expectations-loses-nearly-3m-viewers.html

    The BBC’s modern reworking of Great Expectations has suffered
    a ratings flop, losing nearly 3 million viewers since the first
    episode aired last month.

    Steven Knight’s adaptation, which stars Olivia Colman as Miss
    Havisham and Fionn Whitehead as Pip, has been mired in controversy
    over accusations of wokery and the inclusion of opium addiction
    and sadomasochism.

    Episode one pulled in 4.4 million viewers, reaching a peak of
    5.5 million, but 1.8 million had switched off by episode two.

    Last week’s penultimate episode only managed to draw in 1.5
    million, some 2.9 million down on the first instalment.

    It is one of the biggest losses for a new BBC drama so far
    this year.

    . . .

    Make all the accusations you want - Woke=Broke.
    Pretty much NOBODY likes this sort of shit.

    So what's next - the govt ORDERING people to
    watch the damned thing or be accused of thought-
    crimes ?

    Oh, and Brits - you know the kind of "representatives"
    you HAVE been voting for ? Try something completely
    different next time, hmm ? Not Tory, not Labor, not
    Commies. IF you want to still have a country a few
    years from now BIG changes are required. Look to
    Finland ......

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