The BBC has been branded “stupid” after controversially casting black and ethnic minority actors in their latest Tudor-period drama. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light airs on BBC this weekend, and is an adaptation of author Dame Hilary Mantel’s trilogy series. The first season of the drama, which aired in 2015, did not feature any actors of black or mixed heritage. However, show bosses have claimed that Mantel “supported” the decision before her death in 2022. Hitting out at the decision, black writer and artist Sonya Douglas scolded the broadcaster’s “jaw-achingly stupid” casting, claiming …
