Coronation Street is to be investigated by the broadcasting regulator after hundreds of viewers complained about a “racist” comment a character made about her hair. Ofcom has launched an investigation into the ITV soap after receiving 472 complaints about the the incident in the episode. Many complainants expressed concern that the comment belittled the seriousness of the subject matter of Roots. “We’re investigating whether a comment made by a character in Coronation Street was offensive and breached generally accepted standards,” said a spokeswoman for Ofcom. A spokeswoman for the soap said in August: “We apologise if this dialogue has caused offence.”

Source: The Guardian September 26, 2016 11:03 UTC