Jack Thorne Launches Underlying Health Conditions Pressure Group, Publishes Major Report Into Disabled Representation in TV Industry

Writer Jack Thorne (“His Dark Materials”) today launched the pressure group Underlying Health Conditions (Uhc) alongside “The Silence” star Genevieve Barr, production manager Katie Player (“Churchill) and producer Holly Luban.To coincide with the launch, which took place at the Tate Gallery in London on International Day of Disabled Persons, the group also published a damning report into accessibility – or lack thereof – for disabled professionals both in front of and behind the camera.Among the findings in the report, which was based on surveys completed over the past six months by people working for or on behalf of studios and facilities companies, ...