ITV has received complaints on how TV chef James Martin treats production staff, and as a result, the network has instructed Martin to alter his behavior when he is on the job.
During the most recent filming of James Martin's Spanish Adventure, his most current vacation culinary show, some concerns were brought to light.
Martin and the production company Blue Marlin said in a joint statement that "lessons have been learned" and that they "agree" with the statement.
ITV's "highest priority," according to a spokesperson for the company, is "people and their welfare."
During a separate incident in 2018, Blue Marlin Television, which has collaborated with Martin on a number of programming projects, accepted responsibility for causing damage to both his home and his garden.
The damage caused the presenter to become irate, which both he and the corporation have stated that he "wholly regrets" doing.
Alongside Fiona Lindsay, Martin was one of the original founders of the production firm, and the two of them currently serve as the company's joint managing directors.
During the month of May, Martin was reportedly "accused of berating people" and "reducing them to tears in front of other colleagues" while filming the Spanish Adventure program. The allegations were made in the journal Deadline, which is based in the United States.
The news outlet also made the allegation that Martin was "changing schedules at the last minute, giving his team just a few hours of sleep before the following morning's shoot," for which Martin reportedly arrived an hour late himself.
"Following a complaint we received in May from members of the Blue Marlin production team about the filming of James Martin's Spanish Adventure, we contacted Blue Marlin to discuss these concerns and to understand how the issues raised were being addressed and what actions were being taken," an ITV spokesman stated. "We contacted Blue Marlin to discuss these concerns and to understand how the issues raised were being addressed and what actions were being taken."
"As a direct result of this, we made a number of recommendations for Blue Marlin to implement as soon as possible. These included sharing the best practice of some of our own relevant procedures around staff welfare and reiterating our Supplier Code of Conduct."
Martin and Lindsay said in their joint statement that they "have taken on board ITV's recommendations and their sharing of best practice, and are in the process of fully implementing" the suggestions made by the television network.
Martin is well-known for hosting a number of cooking programs for ITV. Prior to that, he hosted programs with a same format for the BBC between the years of 2005 and 2015.
Accident with the drain
After a separate occurrence in the year 2018, this is the second time that ITV has been made aware, either formally or informally, of complaints against Martin.
James Martin's Saturday Morning was being recorded at his house, where Martin was furious because a drain had become clogged during the shooting of the show. Martin's anger contributed to the show's cancellation.
Blue Marlin stated that it "accepted responsibility" for "an unfortunate incident" that "occurred after filming," adding that Martin's property had been "badly damaged." Blue Marlin also stated that the incident "occurred after filming."
"James was shocked by what had happened, and on reflection he acknowledges he responded emotionally, which he wholly regrets," the business stated in their statement. "James apologizes to everyone for his behavior." James extends his apologies for any offense or upset that may have been caused, just as he did at the time to the crew that was involved.
"Following this and some issues that arose while filming James Martin's Spanish Adventures, James and Blue Marlin Television agree that lessons have been learned, which have been discussed with members of the team as well as with ITV."
The following was added to the statement that Martin and Lindsay released: "Since the incident that occurred in 2018, Blue Marlin Television has continued to film over 500 shows at James' home."
A spokesperson for ITV stated on Wednesday that "people and their welfare are our highest priority" at the network. The production firms who develop shows for us have primary responsibility for the duty of care that they owe to everyone they collaborate with, whether they appear on or behind the camera.
As a part of our pre-greenlight (also known as pre-commissioning) duty of care processes, we make it clear what our expectations are in this regard.
"This includes having appropriate independent controls in place to enable everyone who works on their shows to confidently and confidentially raise concerns," the author writes. "This includes having appropriate independent controls in place."
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