Lancashire fans of hit Netflix show The Crown have criticised producers after a scene in the county in the new series featured a basic spelling mistake.

Eagle-eyed fans of the series, which released its latest season on Wednesday, November 10, spotted the error while the Queen was making a speech outside Warton Dairies.

The scene, from the first episode of the fifth season, sees Queen Elizabeth II, played in this season by Imelda Staunton, making a speech outside the Lancashire factory to workers.

In the background of the scene is a dairy tanker, bearing a sign on the side which is meant to read ‘Morecambe’, the Lancashire seaside town.

However, it an absolute clanger from researchers, prop designers, producers and the director, the sign instead is spelled ‘Morecombe’.

The basic spelling error drew derision from some Crown fans on social media, including BBC Radio Lancashire presenter Graham Liver.

Mr Liver tweeted a screenshot of the show, and said: “Never mind the historical inaccuracies of The Crown, they’ve spelt Morecambe wrong!”

Mr Liver’s tweet was retweeted by South Ribble MP Katherine Fletcher, who appeared to show she was also disgruntled at the mistake.

Another Twitter user, who goes by the name Grammar Hit Squad, was -  unsurprisingly – less than impressed by the spelling blunder.

They said: “@TheCrownNetflix seriously?

“You do know that ‘Morecombe’ doesn’t exist and ‘Morecambe’ does?

“Think you need to sack a few researchers. I’m shocked such a schoolgirl error was made. Bet you thought no one would notice.”

Wine expert Joe Fattorini added: “You spend $13 million an episode, and nobody checks how to spell Morecambe.”