A “third party casting agency” has landed Morrisons in trouble after putting out a casting call which warned that “nobody from Liverpool” need apply.
Looking for extras to front a local social media campaign, the casting call was looking for “proper working-class people, but not at all like the characters on Benefits Street”.
As an added stipulation, “they should not look or sound posh and should skew towards northern accents,” claimed the Yorkshire Evening Post.
Facing a backlash on social media, the Bradford-based grocer was quick to blame a third party agency for the casting call, saying: “We are angry and Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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