Popular kids TV show hit with trigger warning by woke ITV bosses over ‘language of the period' in episodes
WOKE ITV bosses have slapped a warning on kids' show Worzel Gummidge — because the scarecrow threatens to knock doll Aunt Sally's 'wooden head off'.
They ruled the 1980s favourite, starring Jon Pertwee as the straw character, may offend modern
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Woke ITV bosses have slapped a warning on kids' show Worzel Gummidge
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The content alert was written for spin-off Worzel Gummidge Down Under, which saw life-size fairground doll Sally (Una Stubbs) being sold to a farm in New Zealand and Worzel stowing away to follow her there.
Execs on the broadcaster's ITVX streaming platform have added the warning: 'Contains language of the period that may offend.'
ITVX also bafflingly suggests that viewers turn on parental controls before they watch.
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Sally then brands him a 'half-witted fleabag'.
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In another shouting match, he calls her a 'worm-riddled old skittle'.
Free Speech Union boss Lord Young commented: 'Worzel Gummidge may not have succeeded in scaring any birds, but he's clearly enjoying a second wind as a scarer of over-sensitive
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ITV was asked to comment.
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