Ross and Brand to say sorry for calls
Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand are to apologise personally to veteran actor Andrew Sachs over the offensive calls they made to him during a radio show, sources said tonight.
The pair left answerphone messages for the 78-year-old Fawlty Towers star in which they told him Brand had slept with his granddaughter, 23-year-old Georgina Baillie, an aspiring model.
The presenters joked that the actor might kill himself as a result.
A source said Ross had already sent his apology and Brand was in the process of putting one together.
The BBC apologised earlier today and also sent a response personally to Sachs.
His agent, Meg Poole, confirmed she had received the apology and was forwarding it to him.
She said: “They did send a perfectly nice apology.”
Ms Poole had emailed and written to the BBC to formally complain about the calls.
“We have received a letter of a complaint from Mr Sachs’ agent and would like to sincerely apologise to Mr Sachs for the offence caused,” a BBC spokeswoman said.
“We recognise that some of the content broadcast was unacceptable and offensive.
“We are reviewing how this came about and are responding to Mr Sachs personally.
“We also apologise to listeners for any offence caused.”
