[In the Drunk Tank]

Originally Posted by Zippy

well shows have a right to cast whichever actors are appropriate for the roles. If the show is set in a place where there would not be any ethnic minorities then they have a right to not cast ethnic minorities. To say otherwise just goes against the whole principle of role casting.

but he maybe should have been more tactful with his wording.

I agree but then again the village is a fictional one and though it is meant to be a rural location it's not exactly unlikely that there would be non-whites there. I'm not saying they should be forced to employ other races but it seems a bit of a flimsy reason to justify making an all-white cast a necessity

[Thotmas]

Look i'm black and I sometimes agree that not all shows need to have ethnic minorities.

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I agree but then again the village is a fictional one and though it is meant to be a rural location it's not exactly unlikely that there would be non-whites there. I'm not saying they should be forced to employ other races but it seems a bit of a flimsy reason to justify making an all-white cast a necessity

yes its fictional which is why they have a right to portray whatever they want to portray.

just like many gritty urban dramas deliberately cast ethnics to portray a hard hitting innercity slab of modern life, MM has a right to portray a more white, middle-class slab of life.

I don't watch it btw.

[In the Drunk Tank]

Originally Posted by Zippy

yes its fictional which is why they have a right to portray whatever they want to portray.

just like many gritty urban dramas deliberately cast ethnics to portray a hard hitting innercity slab of modern life, MM has a right to portray a more white, middle-class slab of life.

I don't watch it btw.

Nah I dont watch it either but I think it's a fictional location that is supposed to be your typical English village, it's not that unreasonable to expect other races nowadays even if most are predominantly white. I dont expect them to have to employ a large number of ehtnic minorities, but I dont see why it's imperative for the cast to be exlcusively white. Describing it as the "last bastion of Englishness" was never going to go down well either

[Zippy]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Describing it as the "last bastion of Englishness" was never going to go down well either

I think he meant a very undiluted tea n crumpets n cricket (n murder) Englishness. Which, I think, is the vibe the show goes for.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Zippy

I think he meant a very undiluted tea n crumpets n cricket (n murder) Englishness. Which, I think, is the vibe the show goes for.

Yes its a Fantasy
with a vision sold to worldwide TV as English.



The Producer is not the PR
he has got this is a mess.

But is publicity ,at any cost ,his aim?

The New Series , which starts with a new younger star (Neil Dudgeon)
playing the Chief Detective
is on Wednesday 1st Episode is called "Death In the Slow Lane"


Life In The City.