Look Dad - that's you!

I was extremely surprised that the BBC decided to make a drama based on the infamous "kidnapping" of Shannon Matthews back in 2008.  Surprised because most - perhaps all - of the people involved in the incident are still alive, and I'm sure not all of them are happy to see themselves portrayed - perhaps not flatteringly - on screen. Historical drama is one thing - even of things which happened within living memory - but to dramatise something involving people who are still very much alive and kicking I think takes things too far.