The Young Ones gets a trigger warning for ‘racist and homophobic’ content

Mothers do something special for Christmas:

This show “contains language or attitudes from the past that might offend.” 

The special prompted a slew of complaints of a homophobic slur as Michael Crawford’s character Frank Spencer is called a ‘p**f’ after dressing up as a pixie.

BritBox responded by adding a warning about ‘woken’ content to its Christmas comedy Some Mothers Do Ave Em. Michelle Dotrice and Michael Crawford are the principal characters.

Desmond’s

A discussion on hereditary traits is included in one episode, titled “Hello Aunty Susu”.

Britbox stated that the episode was flagged by Channel 4 as it ‘contains racist stereotyping which some viewers might find offensive’.

Desmond’s: ITV and BBC streaming services placed the warning on an episode called “Hello Aunty Susu”, which contains a discussion on hereditary traits.

Casualty 

Warnings have been added to dozens of episodes from the past due to racist content that featured black characters.  

Many episodes include a warning: ‘Contains disturbing scenes or medical procedures.

Particularly, one warns that the film contains emotional scenes as well as racist language and attitudes that may offend certain viewers.

Warning! Britbox has issued a warning to Casualty, a veteran drama about medical dramas, via streaming service Britbox [pictured are stars Charles Venn and Jaye Griffiths in 2018]

The Good Life

The fourth episode of this lighthearted comedy, which featured Felicity Kendal, Richard Briers and Penelope Keith, featured a scene where Margo’s character wore an apron with Robertson’s jam-banned Golly badge.

BritBox added an explicit disclaimer to warn viewers that the show ‘contains disturbing racial imagery.

Warning: A viewer discretion warning has been given to BritBox’s re-running of 1970s show The Good Life after apron featuring Robertson’s jam since-banned Golly badge is shown

Coronation Street 

An episode from 1968 that featured Hilda (and Stan Ogden) visiting a Chinese eatery was subject to warning.

After trying to communicate in French with the waiter, Stan called one Chinese man ‘the Son of an Orient’ and he went on to call his food a ‘foreign tack’.

Awareness: Coronation Street was hit with an offensive content warning for scenes involving Stan and Hilda Ogden (pictured in 1983)

Maintaining a Professional Appearance

Clive Swift played her husband Richard, and Patricia Routledge played Hyacinth in the family sitcom. There were many jokes on this show that are now being rebuffed by modern channel executives. 

Many of the characters on the show make fun of a Polish man in one episode. They then question his legal right to reside in the UK.

As a result, Britbox has now added a disclaimer warning viewers that the series ‘contains ­language and ­attitudes of the era that may offend’

Warning: Keeping Up Appearances has been released on BritBox with a discretionary warning to viewers

Midsomer Murders

ITV’s detective drama “Deadly Detective” was first broadcast in 1997. It came under fire for scenes featuring Morris dancers wearing blacked out faces.

BritBox TVcensors warned viewers that season two’s episode Blood Will Out contained traditional dances which might offend certain viewers.  

Midsomer Murders. BritBox warned viewers about the episode Blood Will Out from season 2. It ‘includes traditional Dancing that could offend some viewers.