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Senior TV producers take shelf-stacking jobs as UK industry remains in crisis


Experienced figures doing entry-level roles amid prolonged work drought since Covid and rise of online content

‘I’ve very felt lost and insecure’: TV producers despair as work dries up

Senior television producers with decades of experience are working as high street shelf-stackers, car park attendants and in pubs, as a prolonged crisis continues to sweep through the TV world.

The Guardian has spoken to dozens of experienced figures in the UK who are working entry-level jobs as a result of a drawn-out work drought. Some said they had been forced to sell their houses or spend their life savings. Senior industry figures estimated thousands were affected.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/07/senior-tv-producers-shelf-stacking-jobs-uk-industry-crisis

Author : Michael Savage Media editor

Publish date : 2025-03-07 11:25:00

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