ONS criticises hit TV series Industry over characters impersonating staff

2026-02-20 - 15:32

Head of statistics agency tells BBC that depiction risks undermining ‘delicate relationship’ with public Business live – latest updates It is best known for depicting City traders as drug-addled, sex-crazed adrenaline addicts, but it is the portrayal of doorstep data collectors that has unexpectedly caused trouble for the BBC’s hit TV series Industry. The head of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has written to the BBC criticising Industry for a recent episode in which its characters falsely impersonate ONS employees on someone’s doorstep. Continue reading...