Areas of low racial diversity have much higher serious crime

[EternalOptimist]

I noticed this phenomenon about 25-30 years ago, when a detective called Columbo investigated 100,s of cases, each one involving rich and powerful white guys. It was never no black ho that had a cap popped in her ass, yo mofo.

[Doggy Styles]

Doesn't the filming location fall within the path of the new Birmingham to London high speed rail link?

If so, look forward to the episodes where the rail workers are being picked off by some hippie save the planet type or farmer whose land has been compulsorily purchased.

Where is it filmed?

[Clippy]

If anything it should be the Eastenders producers getting the criticism, there are far too many white people in that show.

Yet they pick on a show which has a fairly true reflection of the setting.

Doesn't the filming location fall within the path of the new Birmingham to London high speed rail link?

If so, look forward to the episodes where the rail workers are being picked off by some hippie save the planet type or farmer whose land has been compulsorily purchased.

[thunderlizard]

Actually they do have a black character in Midsomer Murders.

Only you never see him, because he's always been rounded up and put in the cells before the programme starts.

[SueEllen]

If anything it should be the Eastenders producers getting the criticism, there are far too many white people in that show.

Eastenders and Corrie have been slammed before due to their lack of racial diversity.

Though since they are both set around pubs where more middle age and old folk go, I can see why the casts are what they are.

Yet they pick on a show which has a fairly true reflection of the setting.

It's because the idiot producer didn't keep his mouth shut.

BTW lots of random places have an Indian or Chinese Takeaway. All he needed to have done was put one in then kill the characters off. Realistic racial diversity for the next 15 years.

[Pondlife]

Yet they pick on a show which has a fairly true reflection of the setting.

"If it's incest, blackmail, lesbianism, homosexuality ... terrific, put it in,

Sounds about right.

[gingerjedi]

According to the Guardian, he's been suspended:

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Personally, I love the Murders, not that I'd admit it in fornt of the "in crowd". It's my guilty pleasure.

Now I guess he'll be off to diversity gulag & they'll hire an ex-producer of Eastenders to take his place.
Just like they did on The Archers & people will be switching off in there droves.

If anything it should be the Eastenders producers getting the criticism, there are far too many white people in that show.

Yet they pick on a show which has a fairly true reflection of the setting.

[xoggoth]

Nearest I have ever got to watching it is when it's on the screens at the gym. Given the choice I prefer the machine in front of a screen with Cbeebies.

[wurzel]

According to the Guardian, he's been suspended:

Link

Personally, I love the Murders, not that I'd admit it in fornt of the "in crowd". It's my guilty pleasure.

Now I guess he'll be off to diversity gulag & they'll hire an ex-producer of Eastenders to take his place.
Just like they did on The Archers & people will be switching off in their droves.

[Spacecadet]

Ethnic diversity in the UK stops at the city limits. Even in northern urban areas like Rochdale, Oldham, Bolton which are close to the country side, you can see the difference as soon as you leave the urban area.

[Scrag Meister]

BBC News - All-white Midsomer Murders defended by creator True-May

Proof if needed.

Plenty of crime in Tottenham. So I think your case is a fail.

[minestrone]

There was never any crime on the Cosby Show.

[SueEllen]

I thought they would have had their generic Asian of Indian origin shopkeeper who they would have killed off due to changing village life with longer store opening hours.

And the gardener would have been Irish or Polish - would get accused of being a criminal and been killed off.

Plus they would have had their Traveller thieves/burglars who again someone could have killed.

Then there are your Eastern European i.e. Bulgarian, Lithuanian farm workers who are seasonal - a few of them could of been killed off in an farm accident.

See lots of ethnic minorities could fit in perfectly in the village - the only problem they would all end up dead.

[minestrone]

I can see this being 'Tuesday's thread' already.

[DimPrawn]

BBC News - All-white Midsomer Murders defended by creator True-May

Proof if needed.