BBC Classifies Fawlty Towers as Racist

[Dedworth]

Don't mention the ***: Censorship row as BBC cuts the Major's 'racist' lines from classic Fawlty Towers episode

• Viewers complain that only the 'terminally thin-skinned' could be offended by the character
• BBC said it was edited to suit a family audience to reflect changing attitudes

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Words fail me. The morons responsible for this should be sacked

[fred]

Oh No!!! Does that mean the episodes on Youtube will be blocked until they have been cleansed??
I dont think I want to see the new cleansed stuff!! That would just piss me off and make me want to think of ways to blow up the BBC building.

[les_taxi]

What a bunch of idiots,I'm campaigning to bring back love thy neighbour

[Arthur Little]

What a bunch of idiots,I'm campaigning to bring back love thy neighbour

... AND Alf Garnett! ... Warren Mitchell seems to be still alive - even if Sid James isn't.

[Arthur Little]

Oh ... and howz about the 'Black & White' Minstrels?

[Arthur Little]

I'm campaigning to bring back love thy neighbour

While you're ABOUT it Les ... it might also be worth mentioning you are a taxidermist and urge the BBC bosses to "get stuffed"!

[Iani]

And whilst we're at it, let's bring back Mind Your Language

[Arthur Little]

Mind Your Language

... "language, Timothy!"

[stevewool]

yep the world has gone mad, dont these people who do this know there is a knob that can turn over the channels and even turn the thing off too

[Arthur Little]

Seriously, though ... I would suggest the Corporation's Headquarters building itself, ought to be re-designated 'Fawlty Towers' - since it houses the *BIGWIGS whose fault it was in knowingly concealing what *THEY [apparently] knew had been going on behind the scenes as regards programmes featuring Jimmy Savile and other nonces of that ilk.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Did Captain Pugwash get censored with names like Seaman Staines & Master Bates.

[Iani]

Did Captain Pugwash get censored with names like Seaman Staines & Master Bates.

Nah

It was one of those urban legend things, started by some after dinner speaker, and took off because people just couldn't remember the real names of the characters on it.

The original writer of Captain Pugwash was really upset about the whole thing, and in an interview had a right rant.

Now what is true, is that the kids show "Rainbow", the actors in it once made for their own amusement an "adult" version full of double entendres. It ended up being leaked on to the internet a good few years ago, google "rude rainbow"

Oh what the heck

[stevie c]

How about the movie scum that will be on the banned list next

[les_taxi]

F...... nanny state we are becoming,starting to get realled pissed off with this country these days

[stevie c]

F...... nanny state we are becoming,starting to get realled pissed off with this country these days

You. & me both with thousands of others I suspect les

[Steve.r]

I used to like the Kumars at No42, but I am sure that would be fine because there is inclusion 'of' other races right!!! but all the jokes about white people in that show .... racist????

[fred]

yep the world has gone mad, dont these people who do this know there is a knob

No because thats what they are.. Knobs!

[jonnijon]

Just do what I did. Get on that plane

[Arthur Little]

Seriously, though ... I would suggest the Corporation's Headquarters building itself, ought to be re-designated 'Fawlty Towers' - since it houses the *BIGWIGS whose fault it was in knowingly concealing what *THEY [apparently] knew had been going on behind the scenes as regards programmes featuring Jimmy Savile and other nonces of that ilk.

Better running the small (but unlikely) risk of being branded racist ... than accused or suspected of "harbouring kiddie-fiddlers".