Line of Duty praised for casting actor with Down’s Syndrome despite criticism over ‘oddball’ line
A Down’s syndrome charity today praised Line of Duty for casting an actor with the condition after the show was criticised over a line calling him a ‘local oddball’. Viewers said the label given to Terry Boyle, played by Tommy Jessop, by Adrian Dunbar’s character Superintendent Ted Hastings was ‘disappointing’ and ‘appalling’. Others said the … Read more