A pair of fly-tipped airplanes once dumped in a disused CheddarValley airfield was among the highlights of Filthy Rotten Scoundrelson BBC1.
A crew from the daytime show visited the site at Allerton Moorand Cheddar in August, before airing at 11am on Wednesday, October26.
A voiceover by Dominic Littlewood, perhaps best known for To BuyOr Not To Buy, Beat The Burglar and Don't Get Done, Get Dom, praisedthe cleanliness of Cheddar's streets, claiming they were fit enoughto "eat your cheese and biscuits off the pavement".
His tone changed to mild indignation after viewers were shownshots of the former airfield, commenting "It's enough to make youchoke on your cheese roll". But the story had a happy ending withbefore-and-after shots of the site, now looking green and clean.
Reporter Ian Mat, who was interviewed on the show, said: "Thiswas my first TV appearance and very enjoyable, though I won't bequitting the day job yet. Filthy Rotten Scoundrels treated theCheddar Valley very fairly and fortunately it was a gloriously sunnyday when filming was done. The show kept referring to the airfieldbeing in Cheddar, though locals will know that it is actually nearerWedmore."
The views of several people on the street were captured duringthe show, with plenty of shots of the village. Shawn Fleet ofSedgemoor District Council accompanied the TV crew to the cleanairfield and spotted a caravan left there, promising to make furtherenquiries.
The Cheddar Valley Gazette broke the news of the fly-tippedplanes, along with a boat and a hangar stuffed with mounds ofrubbish and plastic bags, in February last year before it was pickedup by some national newspapers. The eyesore was spotted during aregular litter pick that emanates out of Wedmore.
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