All through the run-up to series eight of Inside No. 9, audiences were told to expect an episode called ‘Hold on Tight!’, set on a No.9 bus. Inside No. 9 is an anthology show, in which writer-actors Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith take on different roles in each self-contained episode, alongside an impressive array of guest stars. ‘Hold on Tight!’, press were told, would be an homage to 1970s comedy On the Buses, and would feature guest star Robin Askwith, who is best known for his ‘cheeky’ 1970s sex comedy roles. Photos were released of Askwith, Pemberton and Shearsmith in costume next to a red London bus, and a movie-style poster was made. Clips of Pemberton and Shearsmith in their bus conductor costumes were included in the series eight trailer.
On the night the episode was due to be transmitted, at the last minute the continuity announcer told viewers that...
On the night the episode was due to be transmitted, at the last minute the continuity announcer told viewers that...
- 5/23/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
The BBC has been cleared of pay discrimination against its female employees following complaints made by several presenters.
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission, set up in March 2019, found no unlawful acts of pay discrimination against women. It did however recommend “improvements to increase transparency and rebuild trust with women at the organisation”
Responding to the news, BBC director general Tim Davie said the org has “to work even harder” to implement those recommendations.
The verdict does not absolve the BBC of guilt, however, as the committee also accepted that the BBC’s “historical practices were not fit for purpose” but claimed the org had “made significant changes since 2015”.
The BBC has been forced to address multiple high profile instances of pay discrepancy in the recent past. Points Of View presenter Samira Ahmed successfully took the BBC to an employee tribunal over being paid six times less than Jeremy Vine for similar work.
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission, set up in March 2019, found no unlawful acts of pay discrimination against women. It did however recommend “improvements to increase transparency and rebuild trust with women at the organisation”
Responding to the news, BBC director general Tim Davie said the org has “to work even harder” to implement those recommendations.
The verdict does not absolve the BBC of guilt, however, as the committee also accepted that the BBC’s “historical practices were not fit for purpose” but claimed the org had “made significant changes since 2015”.
The BBC has been forced to address multiple high profile instances of pay discrepancy in the recent past. Points Of View presenter Samira Ahmed successfully took the BBC to an employee tribunal over being paid six times less than Jeremy Vine for similar work.
- 11/12/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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