Emmerdale fans 'fume to Ofcom' in shock over 'disgraceful' storyline
An Emmerdale fan has 'fired off a complaint' to Ofcom after seeing disturbing scenes.
Viewers tuned into ITV's Yorkshire-based soap as usual on Tuesday night and one of them was so impassioned by a certain moment in the half-hour instalment that they felt the need to get in touch with the broadcast regulator. It all happened when Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson), confused about his sexuality, met Mike (Macaulay Cooper) on a dating website.
Vinny, already tortured after developing feelings for his friend Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah) whilst being engaged to Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham), invited the man over after he thought they had connected over sharing a problem in common, and it comes as a confrontation saw Mike accuse Vinny of inviting him over just to sleep with him. But as it turned out, Mike was only after money and savagely beat Vinny before walking off with his and Gabby's wedding rings.
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As Vinny lay on the floor, he realised that he had disclosed a whole host of sensitive information to this man about his inner turmoil. But fans were so shocked by the violence portrayed, and one was so 'disgusted' that they decide to take action, writing on X afterwards: "I've fired off a complaint to Ofcom- disgusted with how what used to be a family show has morphed into something that seems to be trying to to show as much violence and depravity as it can squeeze into each programme. 7.30 is far too early to show this sort of muck."
The angry viewer was not the only one to take umbrage with the upsetting scenes, as another wrote: "This storyline is disgusting, Vinny reaches out to a support group and gets a homophobe and blackmailer, what sort of message is that sending to anyone questioning their own sexuality and wanting to seek out help." Another said: "This storyline is disgusting, Vinny reaches out to a support group and gets a homophobe and blackmailer, what sort of message is that sending to anyone questioning their own sexuality and wanting to seek out help."
A further fan slammed the entire storyline as they suggested that the bosses of the soap enlist a Hollywood director to helm all the action that takes place in the fictional Yorkshire village. They said: "Appalling, disgusting storyline. Why don't you just get Tarrantino or Guy Ritchie to Direct. Vinny was a lovely character."
One viewer also agreed the scenes were 'shocking', and one suggested: "The 9pm watershed is just a gimmick. Before then, nothing with strong language is allowed to be broadcast. But seriously violent and disturbing scenes such as this are perfectly fine. I can only assume that violence is socially more acceptable than swearing. Disgraceful."
But other social media users were quick to play down all the controversy, and reminded them that that tuning in was a completely free choice to begin with. They said: "You know that if people don't like what they're watching, then turn your tv over, miss the episode, these things happen in real life, pity it was Vinny getting pulverised, it should have been John, just saying. Great camaraderie with Manpreet and Ruby."
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Other viewers didn't appear to take issue with the way the beating was portrayed, and had got invested in the twists and turns of the plot. One said: "I knew there was something fishy about that bloke when Vinny first met him. But I wish # emmerdale hadn't got as dark as this. I much prefer the old."
Another added: "Felt sorry for poor Vinny in Emmerdale I knew that lad was dodgy! No need for such violence, really laying into him! This happened before and not just with his dad!"
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