Wonka: The Scandal That Rocked Britain - Channel 5 Documentary 

I'm surprised they made quite a well-made documentary about a huge scandal in less than a month.

the actors ended up being the winners of this situation

i love that everyone's calling this guy "Willy Wanker"

This dude hiding behind dyslexic makes me sick as a dyslexic

He was even scamming during the interview

Can’t believe they had a documentary of the event nearly a month after it happened this is how the Willy wonka experience took the internet by storm thanks for the upload

The fact he exploited the excitement kids had for wonka is what makes this scam especially distasteful. It's not just about the money they spent, they were looking forward to that day so much just to be hugely disappointed bc this guy had no shame

I like how the tunnel wasn't even really a tunnel

His half-baked excuses made no sense. Even if the electronics etc didn't show up, what about all the candy, the tunnel., chocolate fountain, interactive events? The actors said the night before it was a bare warehouse. Surely he would have known then that it was a disaster. Yes, the AI is bad, but his description also promised tons of things they didn't get. The excuse to "check with your bank" for a refund is one of the oldest lines in the book; they want to pass the buck to make it the bank's fault the refund wasn't processed, whereas it is highly likely the refund was never issued in the first place. If he is dyslexic and has issues with writing, wouldn't he have asked a human to proof read it? The script is obviously AI when you read it. (there's a copy online). Why weren't the actors paid? Why did the get the script the day before, and not have to be auditioned? You could drive a van through the holes in his story. I don't think people should be threatening the guy, but he definitely should have to (literally) pay for what he's done and be put out of the business so it doesn't happen again. He says he lost his friends and his love: if he truly was telling the truth and was falsely accused, wouldn't those closest to him believe him? He's not sorry, except for being sorry he got caught.

this man also made a Toy Donation charatiry thing for Christmas and cancelled it after getting all the toys and faced backlash, This man has also made 16 ai books on amazon. dude reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly needs to get a real job or goto jail.

Mr. Coull playing the disability card (dyslexia) and wallowing in self-pity leave me cold. This whole thing was bound to be shambolic from the start, did he really think he could blast through all of the logistical and technical issues and his own lack of experience, and that no one would get mad at him afterward and demand a refund? He seemed genuinely surprised that people were so mad at him afterward. But it was entirely predictable. Did we just see the Dunning-Kruger Effect ruin someone's life?

I feel bad for these people, but for real, how was anyone taken in by that website? I would've been instantly suspicious that the only images were AI generated. Not to mention all the bizarre spelling and grammar errors.

As an American, I have to say the Scottish accents are the finest possible sauce for this goose.

That clap at 9:14 was so unbelievably personal

So he had no license or permission from the actual Wonka brand to put this on? How has he not been charged with a crime for that, regardless of the quality of the event? That alone also confirms his insincerity -- from the beginning, he didn't do things the right or legal way! "First couple of run throughs, there had been no complaints." First thing out of his mouth is a 100% total lie. They had no run throughs, and if they had and the actors interviewed were somehow uninvolved and unaware of them, NOBODY WOULD HAVE CONVEYED ENJOYMENT! So his goal is to convince people this was an accident and he actually thought this was an acceptable event? Lie #2: You don't use AI for spell and grammar checking! We've done that for years without ChatGPT! Okay, maybe you can inefficiently, unnecessarily use it for that. It wouldn't completely rewrite what you wrote unless you told it to! But I guess if he wants to take credit for personally writing garbage scripts, fair enough. He ran for office! Well, the jokes about that write themselves even without AI. So what's is his response to people who haven't gotten their refund yet? Contact your bank?! How the Hell does he think anyone is gonna believe that?! Even without all the other obvious lies, he's doomed any hope of convincing people this was a HUGE accident and he was an innocent failure but not a con artist by not refunding everyone! It's been months! He's nothing but a con artist and liar. I highly doubt he made enough money off these marks to urn off to Bermuda lol, so, no, him still living in Glasgow is no surprise and no indication of innocence. Sorry, Billy, but none of your excuses are believable. Even ignoring ALL of the above false and illogical statements, assuming everything you say is true, you didn't have the equipment necessary to run your event, and instead of cancelling it and giving refunds, you held it and lied about giving refunds. I hope they win their lawsuit against him and get more information in discovery. Ask him to produce the orders for this alleged equipment that would have apparently made all the difference.

Lets hope Warner Bros. listen to this and takes legal action against the House of Illuminati.

Unicorn magic land or something of the sort is also a scam that I saw here in the US. With cheap props and plastic christmas trees that was making events moving from city to city, charging outrageous fees for a load of garbage and cheap animatronics. I got excited until I did a research on them and then told my children it was a scam and never bought tickets.

P.S. Were your chocolate fountains and tons of candy and everything else you included in the ad just not delivered, too?

Thank you for posting!

It was an unforgettable experience, no question about it! I like Michael "Willy Mc Duff" and Felicia "The Unknown", both appear to be funny and well intentioned people who went trapped in the middle of that wacky trainwreck. Billy Coull should bring back "Willy's Chocolate Experience", but now marketed as an adult experience to have delirious fun. As one of the comments on the petition says, it would be a good way to get money to refund the families who were scammed the first time, and it would be "the Troll 2 of immersive experiences".

"How could you Billy? You promised those kids Willy Wonka, but all I saw out there was Scamy the Scam Artist."

Thanks for uploading 😊

Willy McDuff is the best Shakespeare character.

The way the organiser acts 😂😂😂

This is one of the most hilarious events in human history. Actual scripted, curated comedy could never even hope to create such a perfect disaster.

This was hysterical! 😂😂

Crocodile tears while still nearly no one's been refunded a month later

i pray that the actors and families get their money.

Fyre Fest 4 Kidz!

If nothing else, this would make a great live action sitcom or movie 😅

19:20 I’m so relieved they said Willy Wanka didn’t get paid for this interview.

I think they should turn it into an indoor dog park and make some money! 😂. Would be awesome for them!

They didn't cover the Willy actor who was exposed as a Groomer

6:32 Her name really fits The Unknown. Hi Felicia to the Illuminati, when the scandal rock...Bye Felicia!

In my opinion, after watching several videos around this event, the organiser seems like a sad young man who has been trying to "get rich quick" in different ways, but without the experience or guidance he needs. He should never have attempted to proceed without the proper lighting and technical support. He should have preemptively closed the event and refunded all the money from the start. I don't blame people for being upset and ready to sue. Several years ago, I was involved with a group of people who attempted to put together a fan convention for a TV show, and it failed miserably. I completely understand his upsettedness. We only had a handful of people show up, and it was an embarrassing disaster. We thought it was a good idea, but implementing it was something else altogether.

This hurts my heart... These people deserved a wonderful time..what they got was horrible

Oh the guy used the AI for "spell check" but the ads and promo are riddled with misspelled and non-existent words. Right.....

The whole idea is a non starter unless thousands of workers are involved and big investment is made.

No attempt at lighting, or sounddesign.

The actors are all cute and hope they do well in their careers! ❤

Once a scammer always a scammer! Are we supposed to feel bad for this guy now?

His excuses make no sense, but his fear and tears look real. The refusal to look at the camera at some points, the difficulty getting words out, makes me wonder... is somebody threatening him to say this?

This was hilarious and I laughed through the whole thing.

How’d you not get copyrighted lol. No but genuinely why was this actually interesting and well put together and why did I watch it

What's with both the Scottish Willy Wonka actor and the kids having Americanised accents

This is a weird one because on the one hand its hilarious but on the other hand it really isn't. This was marketed towards children and was supposedly advertised particularly towards developmentally disabled children. who often don't handle dissapointment well. It is extremely scummy to be scamming children as a grown adult.

Billy Bulls*** with Wonka Wanker and Crackedhead Experience

scamming usually ends up a life long thing. Stop using dyslexia as a crutch.....all the excuses in the world wont save you from law suits 😅😅

A.I. is cursed. Duh.

LMAO wtf is the clap at 9:12??

What a dumpster fire! This guy was a total con artist. I can’t believe his chutzpah foisting this fiasco on those poor kids, their parents and those actors. At least this provided some hilarity. I mean the name of the company…what did they expect?😂

More than 31,000 Palestinians have been killed by the far-right Israeli government. But…the Willy Wonka experience is the worst thing to EVER HAPPEN! 🤦🏼‍♂️