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Jamaica Inn ends with 2,200 complaints about mumbling

Complaints about sound problems on BBC costume drama Jamaica Inn have jumped to almost 2,200 after the final instalment was screened on Wednesday.

The adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel has attracted a total of 2,182 complaints about mumbled dialogue.

An average of 4.1 million people tuned in to the third and final episode. That was two million fewer than watched the opening instalment on Monday.

The BBC apologised on Tuesday for "issues with the sound levels".

The corporation's controller of drama commissioning, Ben Stephenson, later said the problem was partly down to the actors.

"Actors not being clear is obviously one part of it but my understanding about the complaints about Jamaica Inn was more complex than that," he said.

"I think it's probably not right to just single out that, but clearly we want actors to speak clearly. Of course we want them to give brilliant performances and you've got to respect that but if no-one can understand what they're saying then there is a problem."

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Jamaica Inn actors DID mumble BBC admits - after first saying technical problems made drama inaudible

It is thought that on top of mumbling actors, there were problems with the sound levels caused when the audio track was dubbed on to the master tape.

One of the most strident critics of the final result was the drama’s own adapter, Emma Frost, who compared the show to ‘listening through mud’.

But many viewers claimed it was also the fault of the cast.

Some said they were even glad when the Inn’s landlord, played by Harris, was killed in the drama because they had not understood a word he had said.

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