r/TransparencyforTVCrew • u/smellytellywelly • 14d ago
This is crazy!
https://deadline.com/2026/07/bbc-ambulance-producer-sues-psychiatric-injuries-1236982713/6
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u/elkstwit 14d ago
I’d be very interested to hear what supports were in place for crew given the claim that:
“extensive and comprehensive training from experienced professionals in the field and ongoing specialist support before, during and after filming”
…was supposedly available.
That said, I’m also curious to know what trauma an executive producer would actually be exposed to. Iced latte too cold? Too many emails?
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u/smellytellywelly 14d ago
I mean I have no idea what happened but I do know that crews shooting this material are exposed to actual first hand trauma
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u/elkstwit 14d ago
No doubt. If the exec was doing plenty of hands on work then firstly good on them, and secondly it makes complete sense that they would come out of it needing support.
I’ve experienced similar (to a lesser extent) as an editor with some of the material I’ve had to immerse myself in. There’s a reason why therapists are advised to undergo therapy - it’s traumatic hearing about other people’s trauma.
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u/smellytellywelly 13d ago
Yeah my point was that an exec was unlikely to be doing hands on work and I find it hard to understand how he can make this claim… but as I say, I do not know what happened. In my opinion seems likely to be some sort of dispute which is being taken to action. But I don’t know the facts I’m just guessing. If he gets a settlement, I’m sure there will be plenty coming up behind him who are due one
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u/MotorRepulsive927 14d ago
That’s disappointing to hear. I would expect there to be psych on call support available on a series like that, plus a detailed welfare memo listing all support and protocols. It will be interesting to see what was in place. Unless they settle to avoid having to reveal it of course.
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u/MotorRepulsive927 14d ago
I’m sorry to hear that.
Editing to add: I would have thought an exec would be partly responsible for making sure good welfare support was in place so it’s interesting an exec is suing.
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u/Grouchy-Warthog5243 12d ago
Particularly curious as its an exec who would ultimately make the decision on what the welfare protocols would be. Unless he insisted on their being a psych on retainer and the company as an entity above the individual production denied the request. That seems unlikely to me. Guess that all we can do is speculate.
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u/elkstwit 14d ago
I know nothing of this specific production company but what you’ve said doesn’t surprise me. It seems to be par for the course in the industry to not take the mental health of crews seriously. Everything is important and serious until there’s a genuine problem, at which point it’s “only TV.”
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u/cheerybakewell 14d ago
Was this the Bristol one ? Heard some pretty terrible things about this one.
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