Black British TV makers ‘fighting over scraps’ amid lack of opportunities

Industry figures say conditions are worse now than before the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020

Black British TV makers are fighting over scraps" because of the lack of opportunities, industry figures have said, arguing that conditions are worse now than before the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020.

The Guardian spoke to Black British executives, producers, directors and writers who said their industry had not fundamentally changed after the racial reckoning that was triggered after George Floyd's murder five years ago.