Complaint
A viewer complained about the occurrence of the f word in the coverage of this event.Β
Outcome
The word occurred in the staging of an extract from the play, βPressureβ, about the meteorologists involved in D Day planning when, despite having rehearsed a revised version, the actor in question had reverted to the original script.Β While the ECU accepted that the circumstances were such that it would have been difficult to include a timely apology in terms compatible with the character of the event, the inadvertent use of the word in question in this daytime broadcast was certainly a breach of editorial standards which, in the absence of an apology, remained unresolved.
Upheld
Further action
The production team have been reminded of the need to ensure an on-air apology is made, even if belatedly, where there has been an unforeseen use of potentially offensive language in a live broadcast.