MICHAEL SHEEN AND CHANNEL 4 QUESTIONED OVER ‘ORIGINALITY’ OF DEBT DOCUMENTARY
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✍️ A team of independent TV producers have questioned the originality of a documentary made by Michael Sheen and Channel 4 on the UK debt crisis, claiming similarities with their own 2021 project.
👉 Bank Job was pitched to Michael Sheen and Channel 4 between 2017 and 2020, but was unsuccessful 👉 The documentary focuses on reducing debt owed by people in a specific locality 👉 Edelstyn and Powell claim that their ideas were used without permission or credit 👉 The Channel 4 documentary, Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway, was commissioned in 2022
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