"And there are real 'chocolate box' English villages which have no black or Asian residents.
Great Missenden in Bucks where this bloke lives is one (according to another resident)."
While I can't vouch for the ethnic origin of the staff, or whether they are actually residents of the village, it's just possible that the Ho Ho, 32 High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AU, Tel. 01494 864721 may well be the stereotypical Chinese restaurant and take-away. (I know the location a bit and in fact drove through last Saturday, but didn't look too hard at the shops.)
Alternatively, you may wish to consider the New Akash Indian Restaurant, 56 High Street, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AU, Tel. 01494 866953.
I'm being facetious, of course. You will certainly find villages, especially if they're further from big towns than Great Missenden, without ethnic minority residents.
The discussion about the remarks of the producer of Midsomer Murders really hinges on political correctness. I imagine he was saying that this stereotype of a fictional village should be just that - a reflection of some quaint location from times past. Those who object to the remarks feel that it's wrong to perpetuate such stereotypes, presumably.
Personally, I can't see what the fuss is about. It's beginning to look as if the objectors expect a kind of quota system where any fictional village ought to have a demographic reflecting that of the UK as a whole, irrespective of any other considerations, artistic or otherwise.
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