British asian tv shows6/15/2023 ![]() In addition, some EastEnders viewers were unhappy with the character of 'Denise', a black single mother with two children by two different fathers.Ĭhannel 4's Hollyoaks, ITV's Emmerdale and Australian soaps Neighbours and Home Away were also taken to task for having virtually no ethnic characters. ![]() Respondents pointed to the stereotypical portrayal of 'Dev' as a corner shop owner in Coronation Street and the BBC's portrayal of the Indian Ferreira family in EastEnders. The report attacks TV's two big soaps Coronation Street and EastEnders were attacked for botching their attempts to reflect black and Asian culture. ![]() It was ordered after the catastrophic fall-out of the channel's handling of the Celebrity Big Brother race row last year which sparked 55,000 complaints. The research was commissioned by Channel 4 to feed into a new report by Trevor Phillips about diversity in TV, which he has written for the broadcaster. Popular British TV shows such as the Vicar of Dibley have been criticised for being 'two white'Īt the heart of the concerns by black and Asian viewers is the fear that incorrect representations of their culture could give white people the 'wrong impression'.īritish TV was also criticised for being too 'parochial' and called for more programmes with an international outlook.
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