The complaints were not upheld. A Coronation Street sex scene that received 68 complaints upon airing has not been investigated by Ofcom. The controversial scene, which saw Kate Connor attempt to seduce Adam Barlow in the hopes of becoming pregnant, was deemed unfair by some viewers as they believed it was unrepresentative of gay women. […]
7 years ago
Ofcom has received complaints about the latest EastEnders storyline. This week’s instalment of the soap saw Mick Carter, played by Danny Dyer, beaten up in prison after being framed as a paedophile. Stuart’s friend Fraser was involved in turning all of the inmates against Carter by incorrectly telling them that he was a sex offender. […]
7 years ago
Coronation Street is fairly well known for its handling of contemporary issues. Over the past few years, they’ve tackled things like homophobia, racism, trauma, and abortion. One of the things they also tend to tackle quite regularly is drug addiction. Most recently, the soap has depicted vicar Billy Mayhew’s descent into drug addiction and how […]
8 years ago
Viewers complained to Ofcom about the scene.
9 years ago