Following tonight’s ’3rd June 2015] transmission of the BBC Panorama programme, Catch Me If You Can, Allan Wells’ legal adviser, Professor Peter Watson said: ‘For so-called investigative journalism to be based on gossip and hearsay from a dead, corrupt doctor and a bitter, disgraced athlete, takes the BBC into worrying territory.
‘This was not an editorial investigation. It was a lurid drama.
‘Panorama failed to produce a single eye witness who had ever seen Allan Wells take illegal substances and as for the dramatic development in Allan’s physique, it is well known that he took on a punishing training regime which would increase any athlete’s build and weight.
‘Mr McMaster’s bitterness permeated this entire programme and it is a sad tale he has tried to sell for decades, presumably to mask his own inadequacies. His jealousy towards Allan Wells is deeply troubling and is to be pitied.
‘The BBC were challenged to produce their evidence so it could be considered and commented on.
‘They refused. Why?
‘This was drama not documentary.
‘Allan Wells’ only comment to me after the programme was ‘McMaster is a loser.’
