Keeping the English countryside white

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Brian True-May the producer of long-running TV hit Midsomer Murders has been suspended after claiming part of the show's appeal was an absence of ethnic minorities

Could this be true? Are there people who will only watch a show if they can be guaranteed an 'all white' cast?

I can't believe that's true. I mean, Downton Abbey wouldn't exactly be realistic with a Muslim housemaid, but I've seen episodes of Poirot and Marple with black characters without feeling the need to switch channels.

Leaving aside this chap's right to air his views (and I disagree with his suspension), SHOULD there be programmes that exclude actors from ethnic minorities?

Should the ban be extended to other minorities (the disabled, gays etc)?

http://www.dailyrecor...ities-86908-22991244/

[Zeuhl]

Old Git longs for the days when he could be a d1ck and nobody pointed it out to him - unlike now, when we do.

[horseshoes]

Can't resist this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqUSY8wKruA

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AOG

Your arguments are veering off again. The Cosby Show had recurring White characters - Rudy's playmate for instance.

And as for the Lady's Detective Agency, this is from Wikipedia:

"Bricknell has stated that the production showcases a modern, relatively prosperous African nation before a large television audience. He said that "People have talked about the responsibility of doing justice to Alexander McCall Smith’s novel, but with this production, we also felt a strong sense of responsibility as white people making the first motion picture filmed entirely in Botswana, and presenting modern Botswana to the rest of the world."

Oh dear.