FOI request reveals policing costs of Big Brother met by Endemol

FOI request reveals policing costs of Big Brother met by Endemol

Police investigations connected to the Big Brother television programme have cost about £350,000 over the last six years, it has been revealed. According to Hertfordshire Police, the inquiry into alleged racism in the latest Celebrity Big Brother series cost £14,503.

The production company Endemol, which makes the show at Elstree Studios, is meeting the costs. It follows a BBC News Freedom of Information request to Hertfordshire Police.

Big Brother police costs revealed (BBC website, 29 April 2007)