The classic BBC sitcom Open All Hours has been given a trigger warning on ITVX for containing 'offensive language and sex references'. The show, which aired from 1976 to 1985, starred Sir David Jason as Granville alongside Ronnie Barker as Arkwright.
Created by Roy Clarke, the series is known for its innuendo-laden humour. Episodes now carry the warning: 'contains language and sex references which may offend some viewers'. Some episodes also note they 'contain racial humour and language of the time that may offend'.
Conservative MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke criticised the warning, stating that innuendo 'was and is the backbone and hallmark of some of the best British comedy for generations'. He added that such warnings 'represent everything that has gone wrong in our country'.
The move follows ITV's addition of similar warnings to another 1970s sitcom, George & Mildred, earlier this year. That show was labelled as containing 'classic British humour from a bygone era'.
