The Zygon Inversion Cleared Over ‘Insensitive’ Plane Crash

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Ofcom has decided against launching an investigation into The Zygon Inversion after the episode was branded ‘insensitive’ for showing a plane brought down soon after the crash of the Metrojet airliner in Egypt.

The regulator received 31 complaints about the episode, which aired one week after the airline crashed, probably due to a terrorist bomb, killing all 224 people on board.

Bonnie, the Zygon copy of Clara (Jenna Coleman) was seen attempting to bring down a plane carrying the Doctor using a surface to air missile – the plane was eventually hit, exploding in midair. Later in the episode, there is a tracking shot that lingers on some of the wreckage of the explosion – triggering parallels with the recent disaster.

“We received a number of complaints that it was insensitive to broadcast this episode, which featured a plane being shot down, so close to events in the Sinai peninsula,” said a spokesman for Ofcom. “In our view, the science fiction nature of Doctor Who and the storyline created a sufficient distinction from recent events. We therefore will not be taking the matter forward for investigation.”

Last year, Ofcom also ruled out further action after the regulator received six complaints following a kiss shared between Madame Vastra and her wife Jenny Flint, in Season Eight opener Deep Breath.

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