2020 has seen an increased focus on the importance of diversity in all industries, including in the TV industry, with Marcus Ryder writing in a
Royal Television Society article earlier this year that for Black and brown people, the UK media industry is a toxic place to work .
He cites a report which states that Black African, Caribbean or Black British men are almost 40% more likely to have been bullied in comparison to men overall working in the industry and that three-quarters of mid-career BAME women have contemplated a career change to protect their wellbeing .
A number of Black actors and those working behind the scenes on TV productions have spoken out this year about discriminatory incidents they have been subject to or witnessed, including former