The long-running soap will be the centrepiece of Channel 4’s Black to Front diversity initiative in September
Channel 4 will air the UK’s first continuing drama to be made with an all-black cast and written and directed by black talent, as part of the broadcaster’s Black to Front diversity initiative.
shooting is under way on the hour-long special episode of Hollyoaks starring, written and directed by black
British talent.
The soap launched an investigation last year after a number of black cast members alleged they had experienced
racism on set.