The BBC's popular series 'Industry' has sparked controversy after its characters were shown impersonating employees of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) during field data collection. This portrayal has drawn criticism from Darren Tierney, the ONS's permanent secretary, who expressed concerns about the impact of such dramatizations on the public's perception of legitimate data collectors. He emphasized that these representations could jeopardize the hard-earned trust between field interviewers and the public, especially at a time when people are increasingly wary of fraud.