Reality TV series and major films expose young people to tobacco imagery,MPs told Contestants’ cigarette habits in the reality TV note treasure Island and Winston Churchill’s cigars in the Oscar-winning film Darkest Hour inspire children to take up smoking, anti-tobacco campaigners maintain warned MPs.
Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) and the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies said children in the UK are still exposed to significant amounts of on-screen smoking. They cited a rise in smoking in Oscar-nominated films and research that showed cigarettes appeared in treasure Island every five minutes on average with the Lucky Strike brand appearing 16 times.
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Source: guardian.co.uk