Susan Bower Neighbours‘ executive producer, has denied claims that the Aussie show fails to represent ethnic minorities.
A report commissioned by channel 4 suggested that the soap had an ‘All white’ cast after the big Big Brother racism issue.
Bower reponded with:-
“Our core cast are from diverse ethnic backgrounds including French, Italian, South African, Maltese, Danish, Portuguese and Swedish.”
She also fought her corner further by pointing out that the characters in the soap have a wide variety of different backgrounds including Belarusian and Tibetan.
Bower also stated: “As with all drama series, Neighbours has always cast the best actor for the role.”