Overview
- Ofcom said it received 62 complaints citing the suitability of the storyline being shown before the watershed after the episode aired at 7:30pm on ITV and ITVX.
- The episode depicted a teenage character being drawn into county lines drug dealing and facing attempted sexual exploitation.
- Producers had trailed the instalment as a special focused on the character’s mounting debts and escalating danger.
- Following transmission, the Emmerdale team posted a clip on X and directed viewers to itv.com/advice for help and information.
- Reports note a recent precedent, with Ofcom confirming 158 complaints about an August episode over violent scenes involving a character’s death.