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Doctor Who Writer Criticizes Casting Of Black Actor

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Doctor Who Writer Criticizes Casting of Black Actor Photo Credit: International Business Times Bayo Gbadamosi was cast as a soldier an episode of Doctor Who. However, Mark Gatiss, a writer of the show apparently wasn’t pleased with the casting and argued against using a black actor to portray the role of a Victorian soldier. He claimed that picking a black actor was color blind because according to him, there were no black soldiers in the Victorian army. Gatiss also explained that the decision to use a black actor was BBC’s way of expanding their representation and making the show less white. The writer also appeared as an actor on the show and also co-wrote the series, Sherlock. After he found the issue troubling, he sent an email to

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