Of the 16 per cent who reported it, 81 per cent said it was not dealt with appropriately/to their satisfaction.

Edinburgh International Television Festival (EITF) and 5 News conducted an anonymous, industry-wide survey recently to better understand how prevalent bullying and harassment is within television.

A total of 315 people completed the ‘TV: A Culture of Abuse survey’, including employees and freelancers from broadcasters and independent production companies, in roles ranging from commissioners and executive producers, to development producers, production managers and series producers.