Post by RitaLittlewood on Feb 24, 2009 12:42:45 GMT
From the Sun and they must be daft if they think Denise and her brood are Truemans:
All-black Square
By EMMA COX
and ALLY ROSS
Published: Today
TONIGHT’S EastEnders will feature an all-black cast for the first time.
The BBC has not advertised the fact the episode will not include a white character for the first time in the soap’s 23 years.
But The Sun has seen a recording and can reveal it revolves around the Trueman family, without a word from a non-black barmaid, shopkeeper or passer-by.
The Albert Square script includes references to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, “coloureds”, “negroes” and the racist 1950s slogan Keep Britain White. The episode starts with Chelsea, played by Tiana Benjamin, going on a date with Theo (Rolan Bell), who claims to be researching a book about the 1958 Notting Hill race riots.
She discovers through him that Patrick (Rudolph Walker) was arrested on an assault charge during the violence and tries to quiz him about it. He then reflects on the racism he encountered when he first arrived in Britain. At one stage it is said that things have improved for black people in Britain and there is less racism.
But Chelsea says: “Have they? It’s still there, though. It might not be as obvious as it once was, but we all know.”
Most of the episode is set at the Truemans’ house, but even scenes in the cafe and the Queen Vic do not include shots of white characters. An insider said: “The Trueman family do have strong storylines at the moment, but this is more than that. It’s clearly very much a deliberate decision to have an all-black cast. But the question is, why? And why not publicise it?
“If you’re going to make a deliberately political statement by doing this, at least have the balls to announce it first.
“It’s almost as if they changed their mind.”
A synopsis of the episode on the BBC’s website does not mention the issue of race.
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A PAEDOPHILE storyline in EastEnders, involving Bianca’s ex Tony abusing her 15-year-old stepdaughter, was cleared of breaching broadcasting rules by watchdog Ofcom yesterday.
All-black Square
By EMMA COX
and ALLY ROSS
Published: Today
TONIGHT’S EastEnders will feature an all-black cast for the first time.
The BBC has not advertised the fact the episode will not include a white character for the first time in the soap’s 23 years.
But The Sun has seen a recording and can reveal it revolves around the Trueman family, without a word from a non-black barmaid, shopkeeper or passer-by.
The Albert Square script includes references to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, “coloureds”, “negroes” and the racist 1950s slogan Keep Britain White. The episode starts with Chelsea, played by Tiana Benjamin, going on a date with Theo (Rolan Bell), who claims to be researching a book about the 1958 Notting Hill race riots.
She discovers through him that Patrick (Rudolph Walker) was arrested on an assault charge during the violence and tries to quiz him about it. He then reflects on the racism he encountered when he first arrived in Britain. At one stage it is said that things have improved for black people in Britain and there is less racism.
But Chelsea says: “Have they? It’s still there, though. It might not be as obvious as it once was, but we all know.”
Most of the episode is set at the Truemans’ house, but even scenes in the cafe and the Queen Vic do not include shots of white characters. An insider said: “The Trueman family do have strong storylines at the moment, but this is more than that. It’s clearly very much a deliberate decision to have an all-black cast. But the question is, why? And why not publicise it?
“If you’re going to make a deliberately political statement by doing this, at least have the balls to announce it first.
“It’s almost as if they changed their mind.”
A synopsis of the episode on the BBC’s website does not mention the issue of race.
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A PAEDOPHILE storyline in EastEnders, involving Bianca’s ex Tony abusing her 15-year-old stepdaughter, was cleared of breaching broadcasting rules by watchdog Ofcom yesterday.
