‘The King’s Speech’ Director Tom Hooper Blocked By UK Government From Channel 4 Board Re-Appointment
Academy Award-winning The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper has been blocked by the UK government from re-appointment to the Channel 4 board, along with Althea Efunshile, the board’s only person from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background.
According to the Financial Times, culture secretary Nadine Dorries has decided against signing off on the re-appointments after outgoing Channel 4 Chair Charles Gurassa recommended they both serve another term. Regulator Ofcom therefore told the Ft it will start a process to find the duo’s replacements in the New Year, the Ft added.
These re-appointments were traditionally passed by ministers without incident but Boris Johnson’s Conservative government has shown a propensity to push back. Against the advice of both Channel 4 and Ofcom, the UK government controversially vetoed the reappointment of two other female directors – Uzma Hasan and Fru Hazlitt – to the Channel 4 board over the summer.
Hooper, who also directed Les Misérables,...
According to the Financial Times, culture secretary Nadine Dorries has decided against signing off on the re-appointments after outgoing Channel 4 Chair Charles Gurassa recommended they both serve another term. Regulator Ofcom therefore told the Ft it will start a process to find the duo’s replacements in the New Year, the Ft added.
These re-appointments were traditionally passed by ministers without incident but Boris Johnson’s Conservative government has shown a propensity to push back. Against the advice of both Channel 4 and Ofcom, the UK government controversially vetoed the reappointment of two other female directors – Uzma Hasan and Fru Hazlitt – to the Channel 4 board over the summer.
Hooper, who also directed Les Misérables,...
- 12/14/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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