Politically Correct Casting On Bbc?

[hc4361]

We had the furore over Midsommer Murders being an 'all white' cast and since then have seen ladies in saris chatting on the village green, an Asian GP, I think I saw a black postman in one episode and there was definitely a Chinese character.
It has brought a whole new fun aspect to the series - spot the token ethnic.

Now the Beeb seems to have turned its attentions to the disabled, with Liz Carr in Silent Witness and an actress whose name I can't find playing the daughter of Nicholas Lyndhurst's character in New Tricks.

I particularly like Liz Carr - she is a great, feisty comedian and her character in SW is capable, intelligent and likeable.

But I can't help the uneasy feeling that the producers are casting in order to prevent an outcry about the lack of disabled people in dramas.

What do you think?

[hc4361]

Mamya, in Midsommer Murders it is definitely token casting.

[Mamyalynne]

Oh righto, had not realised that they have admitted to that since the remarks.

[dave50]

There should only need to be the same proportion of minorities as there are in the country as a whole. So if there was a cast of say only 5, then you shouldn't need any.

[emmie]

i would keep the new girl in New Trick and get rid of Nicholas Lyndhurst, i like him usually but he seems so out of place in this.

[Peter Pedant]

I always wondered why the less-than saintly Weaver intermittently carried a stick in ER.

People at the time said it was Life imitating Art and the stick represented her warped personaility - a bit like the hump in Richard III

[Peter Pedant]

Yeah but if it is someone dying in P9lice custody in Midsomer,
they have to be black dont they ?

or carry a chair leg

Imean some of it has to relate to our daily lives

[jd_1984]

I am sure many villages such as "Midsommer" exist with only white people living there. Its all gone too far IMO.

[hc4361]

I don't think a black person has ever been arrested in MM.

[flipnflap]

when is this series of MM you refer to, hc? is it on at the moment and, if so, how long has the current run been on? I want to watch now!