Aug 30
BBC Not Entertaining Complaints Over 'Doctor Who' Gay Kiss
Emell Adolphus READ TIME: 1 MIN.
The BBC is reportedly not having the complaints over a summer episode of "Doctor Who" in which the doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, shares a gay kiss with Jonathan Groff.
As reported by the Deadline, a total of two viewers reportedly took such issue with the "inappropriate sexual innuendo" between the characters during a Bridgerton-inspired storyline that they filed a complaint.
The Season 14 episode was titled "Rogue," and some complained that the content was "unsuitable for children." connection was "concerning."
However, BBC's Executive Complaints Unit reportedly threw out the concerns and ruled on Thursday that the storylines implications were perfectly suitable for "Doctor Who's" viewers.
"The ECU considered the sexual innuendo to be towards the mildest end of the spectrum and in any case likely to go over the heads of children," said Executive Complaints Unit. "The development of the relationship served the needs of a fast-moving plot and was unlikely to strike viewers of any age as a model for interpersonal relationships outside this particular fictional context."
In the June 8 "Doctor Who" episode, it's set in the British Regency period and the characters get flirty all the way through. In the end, Rogue (Groff) sacrifices himself to save the world, but not before giving the Doctor a goodbye kiss.
Although there have been same-sex kisses throughout the show's long history, the latest episode marks the first time that the doctor was actually interested in the kiss.
Trailblazing LGBTQ writer Russell T Davies wrote season 14 of "Doctor Who."
