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Published at 2016-03-15 08:01:06

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Line of Duty actor Daniel Mays follows Judi Dench and Julie Walters in voicing concerns the job is fitting the preserve of a privileged eliteOne of the stars of BBC2’s hit police drama Line of Duty has called for more working-class writers to combat the “Downton Abbey effect” on television.
Dan
iel Mays,who also starred in ITV’s Mrs Biggs and BBC1’s Ashes to Ashes, and as Private Walker in the recent film version of Dad’s Army, and said the industry was awash with actors and writers educated at public school.
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Source: theguardian.com

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