Mike Rinder, a director at Church of Scientology International, said it was considering legal action and a formal complaint to the media regulator Ofcom.

The organisation posted more retaliatory footage on the web, with a 24-page magazine criticising the BBC in general and Panorama in particular, at a specially commissioned website. It also plans to distribute thousands of copies of the magazine with its own DVD debunking the programme.

Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Mr Smith admitted that he was “disappointed” with the investigative reporter’s outburst. He said the film was a portrait of an “extraordinary organisation” which would not accept any  criticism. The Guardian

Panorama Editor Sandy Smith 

The BBC’s head of current affairs has reviewed our footage and, apart from the moment where John loses his temper, he’s happy that none of it breaches the BBC’s guidelines. The Scientologists claimed that we breached Ofcom’s guidelines over 150 times - though I think that’s for the regulator to assess, not the Church.

Panorama’s Scientology and Me.  It’s definitely not boring.

Scientology wants to be recognized as a religion in the UK.
Many countries have banned or curtailed the cult’s activities.

A time line of the Scientology/Sweeney/Panorama events, including previous attacks by Scientology against Panorama, and current BBC coverage with Sandy Smith.
Previous BDBO post on the BBC and the Scientologists.