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Daily Mail
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beloved comedy series slapped with trigger warning for 'offensive language and sexual stereotypes' in ANOTHER woke crackdown by ITV
A beloved comedy series has been slapped with a trigger warning for 'offensive language and sexual stereotypes' in ANOTHER woke crackdown by ITV. Minder, created by Leon Griffiths, hit our screens on ITV back in 1979. The show went on to have 10 successful series on the channel until 1994. It returned on Channel 5 in 2009 for one season. Viewers can watch the programme on ITVX, but now, the episodes warn those watching that Minder 'contains offensive language, outmoded sexual stereotypes and some violence'. The streaming service's synopsis of the show reads: 'Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. 'Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?' Terry McCann is played by Dennis Waterman, Arthur Daley is played by George Cole and Ray Daley is portrayed by Gary Webster. In an episode which aired back in 1980, Terry uses a Cockney rhyming slang term to describe a gay man as a 'raving iron'. There are also references to sex, including when Terry says that his bedroom antics with an older woman was 'smashing'. They are also joined by Glynn Edwards, Patrick Malahide, Meic Povey, Peter Childs, Michael Troughton and Nicholas Day. Daily Mail contacted ITV for comment. It comes after another ITV show Inspector Morse was slapped with a similar trigger warning. The popular series now features a pre-warning for crime scenes throughout the show, which seems to have caused a stir with people online. The streaming giant also advises there are 'satanic images' in one episode of the drama. It then has a parental lock on the episode, titled Day of the Devil. Inspector Morse first aired from 1987 to 2000, with a total of eight series. Other episodes also feature a warning over crime and violence. Speaking about the update, Senior MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke slammed: 'This is another example of soft-touch Britain seeping into everything. 'We're just going to be laughed at as a country if things like this continue, because nobody's prepared for the real world where there are no.' Daily Mail has contacted ITV for comment. In the past, it has said about general alerts: 'Programming that contains politically sensitive or distressing themes, content, or language has carried appropriate warnings since our launch.' Just a few weeks ago, Netflix bosses axed an iconic moment from Pride and Prejudice to avoid 'objectifying men'. The unforgettable scene of Mr Darcy - played by Colin Firth - emerging from a lake was all the rage in 1995. But show bosses have confirmed it will not resurface in the forthcoming version of the rom-com. According to reports, many fans will be disappointed as the famous BBC scene is said to have 'got millions of women hot under the collar'. A source told The Sun: 'It is also credited for sparking subsequent moments of male objectification on screen - likes Aidan Turner's famous topless scything scene in Poldark.' It's claimed that Netflix bosses 'don't want a repeat'. The saucy scene soon became one of the most favourite TV scenes, however it didn't actually feature in Jane Austen's original 1813 story. Arguably the most iconic wet shirt ever worn sold at auction for £25,000 - double its estimated sale price.
The Sun
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
More woke madness as ITV comedy classic is slapped with trigger warning due to ‘outmoded and offensive' language
CLASSIC ITV comedy-drama Minder now has a trigger warning over the 'outmoded and offensive' language used by Arthur Daley and sidekick Terry. Episodes on the streaming service ITVX warn the show 'contains offensive language, outmoded sexual stereotypes and some violence'. 2 Minder, which ran from 1979 to 1994, featured wheeler-dealer Arthur, played by George Cole, and bodyguard Terry McCann, played by Dennis Waterman. In 1980 episode Whose Wife Is It Anyway?, Arthur instructs his muscle, Terry, to protect a gay couple who run an antique shop. Terry calls one half of the couple a 'raving iron' — a reference to a Cockney rhyming slang term for gay men. Other homosexual slurs are also used. Terry taunts Arthur when he goes to visit one of the men in hospital, saying: 'Give him a kiss from me.' And he tells Arthur — known for his catchphrase 'Er indoors' — he will not stay at the couple's flat as he wants to 'enjoy a few drinks' and 'pull a bird'. Terry later beds an older married woman, telling her the sex was 'smashing'. And there is violence when Arthur is punched in the stomach by a thug, while Terry also gets into a dramatic rooftop dust-up. Nineties sketch comedy The Fast Show was also recently given a BBC trigger warning for 'discriminatory language', including for its infamous Suit You Sir sketches. And classic Ronnie Barker sitcom Open All Hours also has advisories —over lusty references to Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. ITV was contacted for comment.
Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
ANOTHER classic sitcom slapped with woke trigger warning for ‘offensive language and sex references' in ITV crackdown
Another classic sitcom has been slapped with a trigger warning for 'offensive language and sex references' in a crackdown by ITV. Open All Hours ran for four seasons with the BBC between 1976 and 1985 and follows the antics of Arkwright and his young nephew Granville - played by Sir David Jason. The series was created by Roy Clarke, who is the writer behind other legendary English comedies including Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer Wine. It soon became a beloved sitcom and is now available to watch on ITVX, however, the streaming platform has added a content warning to the show. Several episodes all have the following warning, 'Contains language and sex references which may offend some viewers'. The show contains a few cheeky comments including when Albert fakes being ill to receive attention from Nurse Gladys, played by Lynda Baron. According to The Sun, the nurse was described as having a 'tightly packed blouse'. While in series four, Granville, played by Sir David Jason, who was Albert's assistant and nephew, put out a dating ad in the newspaper packed with innuendos. Some episodes also contain the following, 'Contains racial humour and language of the time that may offend'. While Tory MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke agreed with the 'racist language' warning and told The Sun: 'There are things in these shows that society has moved on from, such as racist language.' He blasted the other warning and added: 'But 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.' MailOnline has approached ITV for comment. It comes after ITV sparked outrage earlier this year when it added ' woke ' trigger warnings to a beloved 1970's sitcom. The broadcaster has put a notice on some George & Mildred episodes - saying they contain 'classic British humour from a bygone era'. But, it was ridiculed for the latest example of over-protecting sensitive viewers. In one of the episodes hit with the warning Mildred, played by Yootha Joyce, tries to get their dog Truffles to mate as she wanted it to have 'everything in life that I've never had'. Later in a vet's waiting room, her downtrodden husband George, played by Brian Murphy, discusses their dog's lack of interest in sex. To which his wife replies: 'You don't have to describe it to me.' Despite the show featuring some raunchy references, fans were shocked by the warnings. Free Speech Union founder Toby Young said: 'George and Mildred? Really? What's next? 'The Magic Roundabout on the grounds that viewers with hyperactivity disorder may find the character of Zebedee triggering?' Someone else added: 'It's happening more and more. Was watching George and Mildred just waiting for the funniest bit and ITV cut it out and there was a warning the other day before Only Fools and Horses about out dated language now Midsummer Murders.'
