BBC Told To Sack Russell Brand And Jonathan Ross Over Prank

The BBC has been told to dismiss Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross by the woman at the centre of their prank radio calls.

Georgina Baillie said the pair should “pay for what they've done with their jobs” after they called her grandfather to boast that Brand had slept with her.

On the pre-recorded programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on October 18th, Brand also joked that the Fawlty Towers actor might kill himself as a result of his claim.

The BBC has since apologised for the “unacceptable” nature of the four messages left on Sachs' answer phone. Regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation following 10,000 complaints.

'Betrayed'

In an interview with the Sun newspaper, Baillie said she felt “betrayed” by the pair's actions - and said her grandfather was "really upset, and says he wants the whole situation to end".

She added: "They are beyond contempt. They are warped for what they have put me and my grandfather through.

"It was bad enough that they recorded these things on my grandfather's answer machine but astonishing the BBC saw fit to broadcast it when they could have stopped it.

"Someone high up at the BBC must have decided it was funny and suitable for national radio. They've shown an appalling lack of judgement."

Yesterday evening Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Brand and Ross, two of the BBC's biggest stars, had acted with "inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour".

Brand issued an on air apology about the incident on his show last Saturday, while Ross, the BBC's highest paid broadcaster, said he had spoken privately to the Sachs family.

Brand caused controversy last month as host of the MTV Video Music awards in America when he called President George W Bush a “retard”.