Outrage erupts as BBC hires male writer for Sarah Everard program
The BBC is facing backlash after hiring male writer Jeff Pope to work on a new melodrama about the murder of Sarah Everard.
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Outrage erupts as BBC hires male writer for Sarah Everard program
The BBC is facing backlash after hiring male writer Jeff Pope to work on a new melodrama about the murder of Sarah Everard.
The two part program will tell the storyline of Sarah Everard, who was kidnapped, raped and killed in 2021 by serving police officer Wayne Couzens in London.
The case shocked UK and led to major public anger and discussion about women’s safety.
Now an open letter signed by around 400 female screenwriters has raised strong concern about the BBC’s decision.
The writers say that they were shocked that a man was chosen to write such a sensitive storyline.
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