{"id":11821,"date":"2025-07-21T01:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/11821\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T01:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:44:08","slug":"more-woke-madness-as-classic-1980s-sitcom-is-whacked-with-trigger-warning-by-itv-over-offensive-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/11821\/","title":{"rendered":"More woke madness as classic 1980s sitcom is whacked with trigger warning by ITV over ‘offensive language’"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLASSIC Ronnie Barker sitcom Open All Hours has been hit with a woke trigger warning \u2014 over lusty references to Nurse Gladys.<\/p>\n

The 1970s and 80s hit was deemed too naughty for modern audiences.<\/p>\n

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Sitcom Open All Hours has been hit with a woke trigger warning – pictured Ronnie Barker, Lynda Baron and David JasonCredit: UK TV\"Ronnie<\/a><\/p>\n

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The sitcom followed the fortunes of stammering shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, played by BarkerCredit: Scope Features<\/p>\n

It followed the fortunes of stammering shopkeeper Albert Arkwright<\/a>, played by Barker<\/a>, and ran for four seasons on BBC1<\/a>, with more than 15 million viewers at its peak.<\/p>\n

But catch-up service ITVX, which owns the rights, warns it \u201ccontains language and sex references which may offend some viewers\u201d.<\/p>\n

In an episode in season one, randy Arkwright fakes an illness to attract the attention of Lynda Baron\u2019s<\/a> Nurse Gladys<\/a>, who is said to have a \u201ctightly packed blouse\u201d.<\/p>\n

Another in series four sees Albert\u2019s nephew and assistant Granville (Sir David Jason<\/a>) place an innuendo-filled advert in the dating section of a local newspaper.<\/p>\n

Other episodes warn of \u201clanguage of the time that may offend\u201d.<\/p>\n

Senior Tory MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke blasted: \u201cThere are things in these shows that society has moved on from, such as racist language.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut innuendo was and is the backbone and hallmark of some of the best British comedy for generations. This type of warning represents everything that has gone wrong in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

We previously reported how shows including Father Ted<\/a> and The Royle Family<\/a> had been hit with warnings.<\/p>\n

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