1 week Ago By Thomas Godfrey
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 snowflake viewers. 1 Woke ITV bosses have slapped a warning on kids’ show Worzel Gummidge Credit: PA:Press Association 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. In the show, Worzel tells Sally during an argument that he will “knock your silly wooden head off”.
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