Misery of the rich: Why the arts still portray the wealthy as sad and dysfunctional
Being rich makes TV characters easy targets, argues Sam Leith. But why do the wealthy remain fair game?

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Sam Leith is the literary editor of The Spectator, a columnist for the Evening Standard and author of You Talkin’ to Me?
Being rich makes TV characters easy targets, argues Sam Leith. But why do the wealthy remain fair game?
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