UK NEWS: HACKNEY COUNCIL BANNED FILMING OF C4 DRAMA ‘TOP BOY’ BECAUSE OF NEGATIVE STEREOTYPING OF BLACK PEOPLE

October 24, 2011

Four-part channel 4 drama Top Boy which starts on Monday 31st October has been criticised by the mayor of Hackney Jules Pipe for perpetuating negative stereotypes of black people. Hackney council also banned filming of the drama on its council estates. Jules Pipe said of the decision, “Estates aren’t film sets – they are people’s homes. Hackney’s film office… considers whether the portrayal would have a detrimental effect on the  reputation of the area. In this case, it was not fair on residents… having […]