From Little Britain’s PC-baiting nightmare, to EastEnders’ questionable class portrayal, Guardian writers discuss why they see some of TV’s biggest shows as more than a little troublesomeOver the years, EastEnders has been guilty of all sorts. It has traditionally only ever allowed one black and one Asian family into Albert Square at a time. There was its portrayal of cot death, which turned a normal mother into a frothing, baby-switching maniac. And its weird insistence on reviving dead characters such as Den and Kathy seems to condone a form of witch-doctory that flies in the face of conventional modern medical knowledge. Continue reading…
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