Poverty porn or social insight? British directors and television executives divided over whether recent spate of recession-themed documentaries and dramas expose or exploit UK's most deprived communities, just like BBC3's People Like Us, Channel 4's The Mill and BBC1's We Pay Your Benefits. Get a glimpse of these series and watch a clip for The Mill below:
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