The UK response seemed to be "this isn't good, lets get some bureaucrats in, maybe it will go away" and the authors handling of the situation was quite frankly

The UK response seemed to be "this isn't good, lets get some bureaucrats in, maybe it will go away" and the authors handling of the situation was quite frankly cold and a little vicious. Yeah the offenders were idiots (c'mon they're actors), but surely the more admirably thing would be to tell them as much and walk away. Calling the director / your agent / your Mum and Dad on them seems a little weasly...