Row over casting of able-bodied actor in Elephant Man lead role

Decision to cast Stranger Things actor Charlie Heaton as Joseph Merrick in BBC adaptation criticised

The disability charity Scope has criticised the decision to cast an able-bodied actor as Joseph Merrick in the forthcoming BBC adaptation of The Elephant Man.

Charlie Heaton, who stars in the Netflix series Stranger Things, will play the severely disfigured 19th-century man in the programme, due to be screened next year.

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