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ITV‘s Inspector Morse has been slapped with a ‘trigger warning’ in a move that has been branded ‘woke‘.
The popular series now features a pre-warning for crime scenes throughout the show, which seems to have caused a stir with people online.
The streaming giant also advises there are ‘satanic images’ in one episode of the drama.
It then has a parental lock on the episode, titled Day of the Devil.
Inspector Morse first aired from 1987 to 2000, with a total of eight series.
Other episodes also feature a warning over crime and violence.
ITV ‘s Inspector Morse has been slapped with a ‘trigger warning’ in a move that has been branded ‘woke’
The popular series now features a pre-warning for crime scenes throughout the show, which seems to have caused a stir with people online
Speaking about the update, Senior MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke slammed: ‘This is another example of soft-touch Britain seeping into everything.
‘We’re just going to be laughed at as a country if things like this continue, because nobody’s prepared for the real world where there are no.’
Daily Mail has contacted ITV for comment.
In the past, it has said about general alerts: ‘Programming that contains politically sensitive or distressing themes, content, or language has carried appropriate warnings since our launch.’
Just a few weeks ago, Netflix bosses axed an iconic moment from Pride and Prejudice to avoid ‘objectifying men’.
The unforgettable scene of Mr Darcy – played by Colin Firth – emerging from a lake was all the rage in 1995.
But show bosses have confirmed it will not resurface in the forthcoming version of the rom-com.
According to reports, many fans will be disappointed as the famous BBC scene is said to have ‘got millions of women hot under the collar’.
Netflix bosses have axed an iconic moment from Pride and Prejudice in an unexpected move – featuring a sodden Colin Firth
Show bosses have confirmed it will not resurface in the forthcoming version of the rom-com, to ‘avoid objectifying men’
A source told The Sun: ‘It is also credited for sparking subsequent moments of male objectification on screen – likes Aidan Turner’s famous topless scything scene in Poldark.’
It’s claimed that Netflix bosses ‘don’t want a repeat’.
The saucy scene soon became one of the most favourite TV scenes, however it didn’t actually feature in Jane Austen’s original 1813 story.
Arguably the most iconic wet shirt ever worn sold at auction for £25,000 – double its estimated sale price.
