ITV's Jekyll and Hyde gets 800 complaints
Terry N
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Just take a look at this. 
ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde is facing an investigation after the teatime show attracted hundreds of complaints over violent scenes.
Broadcast watchdog Ofcom said it had received a total of 459 complaints about the show, which aired at 6:30pm on Sunday and is scheduled for the 7pm slot from this weekend. Including complaints made to ITV, the total is now more than 800.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/29/itv-jekyll-and-hyde-investigation-complaints-ofcom
ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde is facing an investigation after the teatime show attracted hundreds of complaints over violent scenes.
Broadcast watchdog Ofcom said it had received a total of 459 complaints about the show, which aired at 6:30pm on Sunday and is scheduled for the 7pm slot from this weekend. Including complaints made to ITV, the total is now more than 800.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/29/itv-jekyll-and-hyde-investigation-complaints-ofcom
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I am sure it said 8pm when I first looked on the schedule and was shocked it was on so early so wonder if you are right.
If I had young children I would not be that happy if they saw it. I never heard the warning that some have said was on so how is a young children meant to understand a warning verbal or visual?.
I am not surprised there were complaints.
For a gothic horror tale, it was very tame.
No that's the slot ITV decided for it. 7pm from this week onwards. It can't go at 8pm due to X Factor, or 9pm due to Downton.
Like with that Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross fiasco with Andrew Sachs's grandaughter.
Some people need to get a life.
What part of the "This programme may/will contain scenes unsuitable for younger children" warning did these saddos not understand
http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/615679/Jekyll-And-Hyde-Charlie-Higson-apologises-scared-viewers-Ofcom-probe
I've tried asking this question before but nobody answered me, so I'll try again. Who reported about the number of complaints in the first place?
Harry potter on Sky movies most of them don't need a pin and the level of "violence" and scary bits is almost identical.
Personally I think its got that timeslot because of Xfactor. I would actually rather it on later because its not doing the show justice. Its a well produced original show long overdue on ITV.
Wednesday's at 8pm on BBC One need something as well.
The complainers are probably afraid of their own shadow, it's nonsense to complain over it.
While I agree that it's nonsense to complain about it, I kinda understand why, there were some distinctly adult themes in the show (including quite a bit of suggested sexual assault from hyde, which while it would have gone over younger kids heads, isn't really suitable for Sunday tea time) Equally, It was pretty violent, as when adapting a mainly horror story would suggest and it was therefore caught in a weird no man's land where I think had it been allowed to skew a little darker, would have been a very adult show indeed
There was a children's television show called 'Young Dracula' so maybe some thought that this might have been geared towards a younger audience as well.
I very much doubt it. It will be a completely different set of people with different motivations. With those reality shows many of the complaints may come from fans of certain contestants who don't like some other contestant and want to cause problems for them.
With J&H I think it's quite plausible that many complaints actually did come from concerned parents. I doubt that the complaints are coming from 'fans' of anybody.
Actually he didn't. It was a politicians apology.
"I’m sorry that anyone got upset by it."
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"I’m sorry I upset anyone."
I and number of others were disappointed it was on so early we wanted 9pm and more gore. If they did put it on at that time, kids would be watching and no complaints from mummy and daddy.:D
I was breastfeeding my 6 month old and this came on. My baby started screaming.
If they were that bothered by the complaints, why have they refused to move it? The only reason why ITV might cancel is because a) nobody bothers to watch it live or at all (the 1st ep got only 3.4m) and b) because the oversea sales aren't strong enough. Not because a hand full of viewrs have complained.
the 1st e got only 3.4m
This is because it was broadcast at a ridiculous time in the late afternoon when hardly anyone, except kids, watch TV.
I bet if it was broadcast at the same sort of times that Merlin, Dr Who, Atlantis (all inferior shows in my opinion) were on, it would get a higher rating.
Very bad planning.