Top Gear spoof advert was 'too graphic' (Video)
A spoof advert filmed by the Top Gear team - in which a man commits suicide by shooting himself in the head - breached broadcasting guidelines.
Ofcom say the mock advert for a VW Scirocco - part of a challenge in an August episode of the BBC show - was too graphic and prompted 50 complaints from viewers.
The Jeremy Clarkson advert was a remake of a classic VW car commercial, but with a typical Top Gear twist.
The BBC had claimed the advert was a "ludicrous and obviously comic depiction of suicide" but Ofcom said it was too violent given that children were likely to be watching.
It sounds like the children probably have a better idea of what to expect when tuning into top gear.
Ofcom say the mock advert for a VW Scirocco - part of a challenge in an August episode of the BBC show - was too graphic and prompted 50 complaints from viewers.
The Jeremy Clarkson advert was a remake of a classic VW car commercial, but with a typical Top Gear twist.
The BBC had claimed the advert was a "ludicrous and obviously comic depiction of suicide" but Ofcom said it was too violent given that children were likely to be watching.
It sounds like the children probably have a better idea of what to expect when tuning into top gear.
In a statement Ofcom said: "Whilst the shooting scene was only a few seconds in duration, it was Ofcom’s view that the spoof suicide was graphically depicted on screen with the man holding the gun to his temple and firing and blood splattering into the air after the bloody impact of the gunshot.
"Its realistic depiction meant that the violent imagery was not appropriately limited."
Other adverts made by Clarkson, Hammond and James May included mentions of the Bible, jokes about mothers-in-law and a man who had his arm knocked off by a lorry.
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"Its realistic depiction meant that the violent imagery was not appropriately limited."
Other adverts made by Clarkson, Hammond and James May included mentions of the Bible, jokes about mothers-in-law and a man who had his arm knocked off by a lorry.
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