The BBC has come under fire for paying Rohingya Muslims just £33 per day to relive their plight fleeing Myanmar during filming of hit show Our Girl. The BBC has come under fire for paying Rohingya Muslims just £33 a day to relive their plight fleeing Myanmar as extras on the hit show Our Girl (file photo)Cast and crew, including Michelle Keegan, pictured, expressed concerns about the treatment of refugees. A BBC spokesman said: 'The storyline was conceived to shine a light on the plight of the Rohingya. 'All the supporting artists were contracted in the normal manner and at rates standard for work in Malaysia, including some Rohingya refugees living in Malaysia. 'One of the Rohingya supporting artists was seen by an on-set medic and taken to hospital with the producer.

Source: Daily Mail January 21, 2018 01:55 UTC