In his article on the 7 Up series, Jonathan Freedland noted, as evidence of how attitudes have changed over the past 70 years, that in 1964, the makers of the series included just one non-white child among the 14 participants who were followed in subsequent films (The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound, 25 September).
He didn’t note, however, that out of the 14, only four were girls. In the mid-1960s, about 1.6% of the UK population of was non-white. But then, as now, about half the population were female. It seems that women are still beneath notice.
Hilary Davies
London
