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Working Class Representation In UK Film & TV At Lowest Level For A Decade – Research
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deadline.comWorking class representation in UK film and TV is at its lowest level for a decade, according to new research. The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre found that just one in 12 people now working in film, TV and radio are from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
According to the government’s latest social mobility barometer, around half of the UK population consider themselves working class.
Revealed by Channel 4 News, the research said that 60% of those working in film, TV and radio are from middle or upper class backgrounds.
The proportion of working class people in UK TV and film is half that of music and the performing arts, although this 16% figure is still miles behind the population’s overall average.
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