James Delingpole James Delingpole

How stupid do the script writers of Sky’s Devils think we are?

Plus: when will TV start depicting the world we actually live in, with everyone wearing face coverings?

Discriminated Italian trader Massimo Ruggero in Sky Atlantic's Devils. Image: Sky / Antonello&Montes 
issue 06 March 2021

Here’s a worried question I want to plant in your head: when is TV drama going to start depicting the world we actually live in, where almost everyone wears masks, even outdoors? The current state of affairs — watching people on screen in familiar locations interacting closely, as we used to, and not wearing face-coverings — is a bit jarring.

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