Chinatown in Manchester: the series ‘Living With The Lams’ will tell the story of a British-Chinese family running a restaurant in Manchester. Photo: Shutterstock Chinatown in Manchester: the series ‘Living With The Lams’ will tell the story of a British-Chinese family running a restaurant in Manchester. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinatown in Manchester: the series ‘Living With The Lams’ will tell the story of a British-Chinese family running a restaurant in Manchester. Photo: Shutterstock

Racism and prejudice

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Racism row over ‘Living With The Lams’, BBC children’s comedy about British-Chinese family, written by mainly white team

  • Living With The Lams is about a British-Chinese family running a restaurant in Manchester
  • According to people who have seen scripts, it is riddled with racist clichés

Topic |   Racism and prejudice
Hilary Clarke
Hilary Clarke

Updated: 10:36pm, 20 Feb, 2019

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Chinatown in Manchester: the series ‘Living With The Lams’ will tell the story of a British-Chinese family running a restaurant in Manchester. Photo: Shutterstock Chinatown in Manchester: the series ‘Living With The Lams’ will tell the story of a British-Chinese family running a restaurant in Manchester. Photo: Shutterstock
Chinatown in Manchester: the series ‘Living With The Lams’ will tell the story of a British-Chinese family running a restaurant in Manchester. Photo: Shutterstock
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