Toxic behaviour in TV jeopardises key British industry, experts warn

Leading figures say skilled freelancers feel massive fear' about speaking out and are leaving industry

Toxic behaviour in British television is jeopardising one of the UK's most important cultural and economic assets, industry experts have warned.

In the wake of a damaging report from the BBC on Monday that upheld 45 complaints about the former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, leading figures in television said a workforce populated by financially insecure freelance workers remained too scared to speak out about harmful behaviour.