In the last in our series of exposés about the TV industry, insiders talk about being typecast as terrorists … and constantly having to pretend English isn’t their first language
• ‘My colleagues ignored me for a year’: what it’s really like to work in TV as a disabled person
• ‘He fell on my body then bit me’: what it’s really like to work in TV as a woman
• ‘I was given training to de-gay my voice’: what it’s really like to work in TV if you’re LGBTQ+
On the surface at least, British TV is finally waking up to race. The success of a new wave of proudly Black British programmes such as Steve McQueen’s Small Axe and Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You, allied with bold new diversity initiatives such as Channel 4’s Black to Front has had a huge impact in terms of demonstrating the commercial and critical viability of shows centring the Black experience.
At this critical juncture for media diversity, the Guardian spoke to five Black and Asian Britons in the industry about their experiences: the discrimination they have faced and whether they have hope for the future.
