‘They would have just been fired’: bankers on drug- and sex-fuelled drama Industry

Myha’la as Harper Stern in Industry, which tells the high-stakes stories of employees at a fictional City investment bank. Photograph: Simon Ridgway/BBC/Bad Wolf Productions/HBO

As the latest series of acclaimed TV drama Industry returns to screens with much fanfare, eagle-eyed viewers might have spotted a cameo in episode two from what appears to be the Guardian’s business blog.

While the headline on the mocked-up webpage is fictional – like everything in this account of the drug- and sex-fuelled lives of young City workers – it shows an attention to detail and appearance of authenticity that has helped turn the BBC One show into a sleeper hit.