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The Irish Sun
20-07-2025
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- The Irish Sun
More woke madness as classic 1980s sitcom is whacked with trigger warning by ITV over ‘offensive language'
CLASSIC Ronnie Barker sitcom Open All Hours has been hit with a woke trigger warning — over lusty references to Nurse Gladys. The 1970s and 80s hit was deemed too naughty for modern audiences. 2 Sitcom Open All Hours has been hit with a woke trigger warning - pictured Ronnie Barker, Lynda Baron and David Jason Credit: UK TV 2 The sitcom followed the fortunes of stammering shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, played by Barker Credit: Scope Features It followed the fortunes of stammering shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, played by But catch-up service ITVX, which owns the rights, warns it 'contains language and sex references which may offend some viewers'. In an episode in season one, randy Arkwright fakes an illness to attract the attention of Another in series four sees Albert's nephew and assistant Granville ( Read More on TV Other episodes warn of 'language of the time that may offend'. Senior Tory MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke blasted: 'There are things in these shows that society has moved on from, such as racist language. '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.' We previously reported how shows including Most read in News TV ITVX was asked to comment.
Scottish Sun
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
More woke madness as classic 1980s sitcom is whacked with trigger warning by ITV over ‘offensive language'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CLASSIC Ronnie Barker sitcom Open All Hours has been hit with a woke trigger warning — over lusty references to Nurse Gladys. The 1970s and 80s hit was deemed too naughty for modern audiences. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 2 Sitcom Open All Hours has been hit with a woke trigger warning - pictured Ronnie Barker, Lynda Baron and David Jason Credit: UK TV 2 The sitcom followed the fortunes of stammering shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, played by Barker Credit: Scope Features It followed the fortunes of stammering shopkeeper Albert Arkwright, played by Barker, and ran for four seasons on BBC1, with more than 15 million viewers at its peak. But catch-up service ITVX, which owns the rights, warns it 'contains language and sex references which may offend some viewers'. In an episode in season one, randy Arkwright fakes an illness to attract the attention of Lynda Baron's Nurse Gladys, who is said to have a 'tightly packed blouse'. Another in series four sees Albert's nephew and assistant Granville (Sir David Jason) place an innuendo-filled advert in the dating section of a local newspaper. Other episodes warn of 'language of the time that may offend'. Senior Tory MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke blasted: 'There are things in these shows that society has moved on from, such as racist language. '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.' We previously reported how shows including Father Ted and The Royle Family had been hit with warnings. ITVX was asked to comment.
Scottish Sun
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Inside Dermot O'Leary's new show Silence is Golden – which left him frustrated and filming lasting hours over blunder
The show's start has been confirmed - and it's sooner than you think golden rule Inside Dermot O'Leary's new show Silence is Golden – which left him frustrated and filming lasting hours over blunder Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) DERMOT O'Leary's brand new show is worlds away from This Morning's iconic sofa or The X Factor. The telly favourite, 51, recorded his brand new game show Silence Is Golden last year. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 2 Silence is Golden launches this Monday on U&Dave Credit: UKTV 2 Dermot O'Leary hosts the new game show which sees contestants win money if they stay completely silent Credit: Rex Dermot hosts as the audience have one simple task - remain absolutely silent. Each participant is mic'ed up while they're seated with highly-sensitive tech that can pick up even the faintest peep. Throughout the show, a series of well-known comedians appear on stage, hoping to leave the audience in fits of laughter with their jokes - and the £250,000 jackpot prize at zero. Dermot filmed the U&Dave series last July, in the midst of hosting This Morning's summer edition with Alison Hammond. Six episodes of the new show were recorded, each 60-minutes in duration and kick off on Monday, May 5th. Before the episodes were filmed, a pilot was recorded as a test run. The run-through was plagued with technical issues, leaving bosses scrambling behind-the-scenes. Each participant had to wear a rather uncomfortable headset microphone, which felt more like a metal hanger on your head. I know because I sat in the audience at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, watching it all unfold. As the show got underway, an adjudicator would sit and monitor noise levels from each mic during each individual performance from the funny faces. This Morning star accused of 'looking SO bored' as Ferne McCann talks about new Dancing On Ice series It would then be decided how many decibels were recorded and what cash would dwindle as a result. The sensitivity issues with the mics left the crew visibly frustrated, and some frowns in the audience as the segments had to be restarted. During the first part of the night, a large chunk of the prize pot had been wiped out over apparent fails, which were disputed by crew and the audience. Even Dermot O'Leary looked like his patience was wearing thin at times, though after almost three decades in telly, was ever the pro and continued with the pilot. After what felt like a 24-hour marathon, the show eventually got on the road and things started to run smoothly, apart from the irritating metal contraption keeping my microphone in place. Each episode of Silence is Golden will feature three returning celebrity captains - Katherine Ryan, Seann Walsh and Fatiha El-Ghorri. The show is natural laugh-out-loud comedy and great fun, and Dermot's energy and warmth takes it to a new level.
The Irish Sun
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Inside Dermot O'Leary's new show Silence is Golden – which left him frustrated and filming lasting hours over blunder
DERMOT O'Leary's brand new show is worlds away from This Morning's iconic sofa or The X Factor. The telly favourite, 51, Advertisement 2 Silence is Golden launches this Monday on U&Dave Credit: UKTV 2 Dermot O'Leary hosts the new game show which sees contestants win money if they stay completely silent Credit: Rex Dermot hosts as the audience have one simple task - remain absolutely silent. Each participant is mic'ed up while they're seated with highly-sensitive tech that can pick up even the faintest peep. Throughout the show, a series of well-known comedians appear on stage, hoping to leave the audience in fits of laughter with their jokes - and the £250,000 jackpot prize at zero. Dermot filmed the U&Dave series last July, in the midst of hosting This Morning's summer edition with Advertisement more on dermot o'leary Six episodes of the new show were recorded, each 60-minutes in duration and kick off on Monday, May 5th. Before the episodes were filmed, a pilot was recorded as a test run. The run-through was plagued with technical issues, leaving bosses scrambling behind-the-scenes. Each participant had to wear a rather uncomfortable headset microphone, which felt more like a metal hanger on your head. Advertisement Most read in News TV I know because I sat in the audience at Riverside Studios in As the show got underway, an adjudicator would sit and monitor noise levels from each mic during each individual performance from the funny faces. This Morning star accused of 'looking SO bored' as Ferne McCann talks about new Dancing On Ice series It would then be decided how many decibels were recorded and what cash would dwindle as a result. The sensitivity issues with the mics left the crew visibly frustrated, and some frowns in the audience as the segments had to be restarted. Advertisement During the first part of the night, a large chunk of the prize pot had been wiped out over apparent fails, which were disputed by crew and the audience. Even Dermot O'Leary looked like his patience was wearing thin at times, though after almost three decades in telly, was ever the pro and continued with the pilot. After what felt like a 24-hour marathon, the show eventually got on the road and things started to run smoothly, apart from the irritating metal contraption keeping my microphone in place. Each episode of Silence is Golden will feature three returning celebrity captains - Advertisement The show is natural laugh-out-loud comedy and great fun, and Dermot's energy and warmth takes it to a new level. Britian's Easiest Quiz Shows Which of these gameshows, if any, do you think you'd find the easiest to win? Tipping Point - 21% The Chase - 10% Pointless - 7% Ant and Dec's Limitless Win - 7% The Weakest Link - 7% The 1% Club - 6% Mastermind - 5% Beat the Chasers - 3% Tenable - 3% Only Connect - 2% None of these - 29%
