The Bailiff Attended with a TV Film Crew

You can stop the broadcast.

If a bailiff turns up with a TV film crew, then he will most probably turn up by surprise and without giving a statutory notice.

The policy is to ambush you, which creates artistic license for the TV production.

The law says you can apply to court to stop the film taken of you and your property from being broadcast. You must give the film company reasonable opportunity to confirm it has complied.

Article 6(1) of the GDPR says anyone processing your data must have your consent, provided there are no exceptions.

Under Article 21, you have the right to object to your data being processed and stop the broadcast.

Article 17 gives you a right for the film and audio - your data - to be erased.

If the producer or broadcaster fails to comply, then under Article 82 you may apply to the court to order the producer or broadcaster to destroy and not process the film or audio, and claim damages and compensation for any distress caused.

The law provides certain exemptions, including public interest, journalism, and law enforcement. However, making a TV show for public entertainment does not meet any of these exemptions.

Exercise your right to stop the broadcast and erase the footage (your data).

Search Companies House for the production company and the TV channel and get the names and addresses of a director.

Give them a notice under section 167 of the Data Protection Act 2018 stating you withdraw consent to be referenced directly or indirectly in any public broadcast, and that the data must be erased forthwith because the processing is not compliant with any of the sub-provisions listed under Section 8 of the Act and meets none of the exemptions provided under Section 15.

If the production company or broadcaster fails to comply with your notice within a reasonable time, then under Section 168 of the Act, you may apply to the court for an order that the data be erased and claim damages, including for distress.