Stacey Dooley tackles 'infuriating' public nuisance for new BBC docuseries
Stacey Dooley is taking on littering for a new 12-part documentary on the Beeb.
Stacey Dooley is tackling littering for a new BBC documentary.
The 39-year-old star is set to front an upcoming BBC Daytime and BBC Northern Ireland series, with the working title Stacey Dooley Cleans Up, which will see her visit areas all over the UK to investigate the claim that littering is a crime without consequence.
She said in a statement: “I genuinely can’t wait to start working on this new series, with the emphasis on restoring pride to our beloved communities.
"Litter legitimately winds me up… maybe it’s because I’m approaching 40! I’ll be walking around a beautiful park, and the rubbish honestly infuriates me.
"We’ve got this beautiful country that we should all be looking after. I’m looking forward to meeting amazing individuals and going to parts of the UK I may not have yet spent time in.”
Filming started this week on the series, with Stacey set to visit Belfast, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Preston, the Lake District, South Wales and Plymouth.
The BBC says producers are using "AI litter mapping technology" to help them "automatically detect, classify, and map waste in the environment".
Each of the 12 episodes of Stacey Dooley Cleans Up will focus on a community where the litter problem is out of control.
The documentary maker is hoping to inspire the locals with a "massive one-day blitz" to help residents "restore pride in their area and leave a legacy for the future".
Rob Unsworth, Head of BBC Daytime and Early Peak commissioning, commented: "We’re thrilled to be working with the brilliant Stacey Dooley as she takes on a topic, we know viewers feel really strongly about.
"And one of the things we love about this new series is that it’s very much solutions-focussed: ratter than simply moaning about litter, we’ll see the really creative ways in which communities have come together to tackle it.”
Eddie Doyle, Head of Content Commissioning, BBC Northern Ireland, praised Stacey's "warmth and sharp storytelling" and hailed her as the "perfect person" to lead the project.
He added: "This series will shine a light on the places we live in across the UK and the shared responsibility we have to care for them.
"At the heart of it is Stacey Dooley, whose warmth and sharp storytelling make her the perfect person to tackle such an important issue.
"She will delve into an issue that affects every one of us.
"From the impact of litter on our environment to the knock-on effects on our physical and mental wellbeing, asking a simple but urgent question: how do we take better care of the spaces we all call home?”
