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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

Black British TV makers ‘fighting over scraps’ amid lack of opportunities

Andy Mundy-Castle (right) speaks on stage while accepting a Bafta
Andy Mundy-Castle (right), seen accepting a Bafta, says public broadcasters should protect a proportion of their commissioning budget for shows by black-focused production companies. Photograph: John Phillips/Bafta/Getty Images for BAFTA

Black British TV makers are “fighting over scraps” because of the lack of opportunities, industry figures have said, arguing that conditions are worse now than before the Black Lives Matter movement that emerged in 2020.

The Guardian spoke to Black British executives, producers, directors and writers who said their industry had not fundamentally changed after the racial reckoning that was triggered after George Floyd’s murder in the US five years ago.

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