Channel 4 show employs 26 local trainees, uses Brummie stars and showcases work of city’s artists
Aneesah Iqbal, 27, had spent a decade applying for jobs in the TV industry, but struggled to get her big break being based outside the capital.
She said: “We don’t get many TV opportunities in Birmingham so I’ve never really had the chance previously. But this show has finally been my first foot in the door.”
