A BAFTA-winning spin-off series of a major 70s hit has become the latest show to be slapped with a woke trigger warning.
The BBC have slapped yet another disclaimer on one of their classics, this time it’s Going Straight.
Starring the late Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale, Patricia Brake and Nicholas Lyndhurst, it was the spin-off to smash-hit 70s series Porridge.
It saw Ronnie’s character Norman Stanley following his release from prison and his attempts to not commit any new crimes.
All six episodes of the show – which drew a whopping 15 million viewers in 1978 – are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
It even scooped a Bafta TV Award in 1979 for Best Situation Comedy.
However, it’s been slapped with a ‘discriminatory’ language warning by Beeb bosses who fear it will offend today’s audience.
Two episodes from the series carry an alert which reads: “Contains discriminatory language and content.”
A BBC spokesperson said: “Attitudes and language change over time and our approach, just like other streaming services, is to tell viewers when a show includes something that maybe offensive, inappropriate or outdated and because some people aren’t offended, it doesn’t mean that others aren’t.”
Porridge, which ran for three series between 1974 and 1977, has also been slapped with a warning about discriminatory language.
It comes after The Sun revealed Father Ted had been slapped with a ‘woke’ trigger warning by Channel 4 bosses.
Bosses fear 1998 episode Are You Right There, Father Ted could upset today’s viewers because of its language and scenes of racial impersonation.
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The misunderstanding sees the priest spend the rest of the episode trying to convince the island he was not “a bit of a racist”.
The hilarious plot point was deemed triggering by Channel 4’s streaming service, with a warning reading: “This episode was made in 1998 and contains language and racial impersonation which some viewers may find offensive.”
The IT Crowd has also been hit with a disclaimer by C4 execs, as they warn the hit series was made in a different era.