Man who won damages over Richard III film calls for more regulation of fact-based drama

Richard Taylor calls for clearer rules around dramatic misrepresentation after suing over his portrayal in Steve Coogan's The Last King

A university executive who won damages over his portrayal in Steve Coogan's film The Lost King has urged Ofcom to strengthen regulation of fact-based drama, after what he described as a three-year anxious, stressful and hurtful" ordeal.

Richard Taylor, formerly deputy registrar at the University of Leicester, sued Coogan; the film's production company, Baby Cow; and the distributor Pathe over his portrayal in the 2022 film about the discovery of Richard III's remains in a Leicester car park.