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Casualty breaks broadcasting rules with swearing blunder as viewers complain to Ofcom
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ok.co.ukCasualty has broken broadcasting rules with a swearing blunder, which has led to some viewers complaining to Ofcom. Ofcom, the government-approved regulatory authority for broadcasting and telecoms, has upheld a complaint about the BBC medical show.
It ruled that Casualty had the "most offensive language" on daytime TV after an episode on June 12, when the word 'fu****g' appeared on the subtitles on TV channel Drama at 10.00 a.m.
However, the offensive language didn't actually feature on the show, which was a repeat episode, but it was enough for people to decide to complain to Ofcom.
On Monday, Ofcom announced that Casualty had broken its rules by allowing the "most offensive language on television before the watershed".
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