http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12741847
Quote:
The producer of ITV1's Midsomer Murders has been suspended after saying the drama "wouldn't work" if there was racial diversity in the show.
Brian True-May, who co-created the series, told the Radio Times the long-running drama was a "last bastion of Englishness" and should stay that way.
Production company All3Media told the BBC Mr True-May had been suspended pending an internal investigation.
ITV said it was "shocked and appalled" by the producer's comments.
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I think it is a storm in a tea cup situation myself..It's not an urban drama,and many English villages are barely multicultural in reality.
I'm also against tokenism in drama unless it's actually necessary to the plot and that an actor should get a part because he/she is a good actor not because of race.
What do you think?