Beloved comedy series starring James Bond legend slapped with 'violent' trigger warning in latest woke streaming crackdown
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A beloved comedy series starring a James Bond legend has been slapped with a 'violent' trigger warning in the latest woke streaming crackdown.
Fans wanting to tune in to Roger Moore series The Persuaders! were met with a caution message, due to the actor's character using a starting pistol.
One episode, which originally aired in the 1970s, was also been deemed 'violent' as Moore, who died in 2017 aged 89, and Tony Curtis got into an on-screen scrap.
The show followed their characters, Lord Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde, as they teamed up to solve cases that the police and courts could not.
The equally-matched men, who came from very different backgrounds, were often seen working on dangerous and tricky cases in sun-soaked Mediterranean backgrounds.
The trigger-warning slapped instalment shows the duo partying in the south of France before they come across the body of a drowned professional swimmer.
A beloved comedy series starring a James Bond legend Roger Moore (left) has been slapped with a 'violent' trigger warning in the latest woke streaming crackdown.
Fans wanting to tune in to Roger Mooreseries The Persuaders! were met with a caution message, due to the actor's character using a starting pistol
Their prove into the case sees the pair visit the palatial home of reclusive businessman Lanny Koestler, where they are forced to fight off gangster henchmen.
It's there that the investigators reveal that the swimmers' wife, who was being cheated on, was the mastermind behind the brutal killing.
The episode contains two fight scenes, one in the back of a car and another on the edge of a cliff, as Moore and Curtis fight off the bad guys.
Others see Moore's crime-busting character fight off a home invader, pushing him through a table in the process.
Guns only appear twice in the episode, when main characters Danny and Brett race on the back of jet-skis, and again as their pal, Peeko Rayne (Annette Andre) is threatened by gangsters.
ITV told The Sun: 'Programming that contains potentially sensitive or distressing themes, content or language has carried appropriate warnings since our launch.
'We regularly review our catalogue to ensure the right guidance is in place for viewers.'
Moore went on to play James Bond in 1973 after starring in The Persuaders!, and detective series The Saint in the early 1960s.
Fans will be met with a trigger warning before watching the episode on ITVX
The episode contains two fight scenes, one in the back of a car and another on the edge of a cliff, as Moore and Curtis fight off the bad guys
Moore went on to star in seven James Bond films until 1983
He went on to star in seven 007 films until he stepped away at the age of 57 in 1985, closing his time as Bond with A View To A Kill.
It comes after a legendary children's TV show was slapped with a trigger warning in an 'over the top' crackdown - because it shows a character using a plastic gun.
Fans attempting to tune in to popular 1960s sci-fi show Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, which is available to stream on ITVX, have been met with the alert.
The show follows puppet character Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matthews, as he battled against the Mysterons, a race of Martians who have attacked Earth.
Set in 2068, the 'indestructible' captain of global security agency Spectrum has to race against time to prevent the Mysterons from recreating replicas of humans.
It was made using marionette puppets, fitted with magnet-controlled mouths, in the same technique as creators Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's fellow hit series Thunderbirds, Stingray and Joe 90.
Made up of 32 episodes, the series, which first screened in 1967, was added to the streaming service as part of the broadcaster's plans to showcase popular series from the 1950s to today.
Viewers tuning in to the show were met with a trigger warning over the 'use of guns', despite the main character, a puppet, wielding a plastic weapon.
ANOTHER legendary children's TV show has been slapped with a trigger warning in an 'over the top' crackdown - because it shows a character using a plastic gun
BBC fans have been left in shock after spotting a ' woke' trigger warning on episodes of 1990s children's programme Brum
The series, which is aimed at children, is also said to feature 'violence' in the woke alert, with viewers needing to brace themselves for 'explosions', which are mostly recordings of fireworks.
A source told The Sun: 'Bosses are clearly scared of worrying even the most sensitive of viewers to these shows.
'But slapping warnings on children’s series with the most basic and unrealistic special effects feels over the top.
'To pick on Captain Scarlet seems to indicate they are operating a zero risk policy, but it’s hardly a Tarantino movie.'
It comes after BBC fans were left in shock after spotting there was a 'woke' trigger warning on episodes of 1990s children's programme Brum.
Viewers previously tuning into the series, which follows a mischievous car, on BBC iPlayer were met with a disclaimer about its potentially out-of-date 'language and attitudes'.
The notice warned that the series 'may reflect' the views of the 1990s when it first aired on TV on BBC One, before moving to kid's channel CBeebies.
Fans attempting to tune in to popular 1960s sci-fi show Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, which is available to stream on ITVX, have been met with the alert
Social media users spotted the disclaimer online, mocking the notice by taking to Reddit to ask: 'What the hell did Brum do?'
The series, which featured sentient vintage car Brum, followed the character as he embarked on adventures, helping local people and solving minor mysteries.
The pop-up box which appeared before watching the show said: 'This series was originally aired in the 90s and early 00s and may reflect the language and attitude of the time.'
The trigger warning was first spotted by viewers in 2020, with the BBC explaining at the time it had been 'added in error' and since 'removed from the series on iPlayer'.
The broadcaster responded: 'The label was added in error and has been removed from Brum on BBC iPlayer.'
The Persuaders is available to stream on ITVX
