Eastenders all black cast

I read this the other day, and it literally floored me. My first thought was to question why on earth it was billed as a big thing - why it was even worth mentioning. And then of course, I was astounded that people took the time to actually complain about it as well. According to the Guardian, the BBC received 239 complaints - 57 of them before the show was even aired.

It is understood that most of the complaints were from people who felt it was "inappropriate" for the BBC to have shown an episode featuring an all-black cast.

What a nation of bigots and racists! Eastenders (which I don't watch these days, used to) has often focussed a single episode on one family or a single storyline. And as there are multiracial families in the square, it stands to reason that the story could feature only one family who happen to be black.

Last week's episode featured character Patrick Trueman, played by Rudolph Walker, sharing his experiences of being a young black man living in 1950s Britain.

How is that inappropriate?? It's certainly not inappropriate to the soap's structure or history. That only leaves the fact that some people must think it's inappropriate for them to have to put up with black faces all over their favourite tv show. I wonder if they get out much. Do they realise who their neighbours are?