Overview
- Ofcom confirmed the 55 complaints were about "sexual content shown pre-watershed."
- The Friday episode began at 8pm and ran for an hour, concluding at 9pm.
- Reports say a brief bedroom moment was the only scene of a sexual nature in the broadcast.
- Media outlets covering the complaints say Coronation Street and ITV have been asked for comment, with no regulatory action announced.
- The current storyline centers on Carl Webster’s complicated relationships, and actor Jonathan Howard describes the character as a hedonist who acts without thinking of consequences.