Corrie gets 'offensive content' warning on Britbox over Chinese restaurant scenes

An old episode of Coronation Street comes with a warning on streaming service Britbox due to some of the language used.

Britbox has issued numerous classic TV shows with content warnings, including Keeping Up Appearances and The Good Life.

The latest one is for a 1968 episode of the ITV soap which sees Hilda and Stan Ogden pay a visit to a Chinese restaurant.

According to The Sun, one of the scenes sees Stan brand one Chinese man "the son of an Orient" after trying to talk to the waiter in French, and then described his food as "foreign tack".

An old episode of Coronation Street comes with a warning on streaming service Britbox due to some of the language used (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

The warning reportedly reads: "Stan and Hilda's Big Night Out. Stan takes Hilda to a Chinese restaurant, but she doesn't quite get the meal she expected. With language from a bygone era which some viewers may find offensive."

Part of the episode includes Hilda (Bernard Youens) heading out for dinner to a Chinese restaurant with her husband Stan, who attempts to converse with a waiter in French.

The 1968 episode of the ITV soap features Hilda and Stan Ogden as they pay a visit to a Chinese restaurant (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

When Hilda asks about his language, Stan says: "I couldn't speak to him in English, a son of the Orient."

Hilda finishes her dinner with a rice pudding, which Stan says was "good for them" in a reference to the restaurant's chefs.

Stan then goes on to say that he loves "foreign tack", and says to his wife: "French, Eyetie, Kraut, you can't whack it."

Further episodes to receive similar warnings include a 1966 episode which sees Vera Lomax die, and a 1978 episode that sees Ernie Bishop shot dead.

Britbox has issued numerous classic TV shows with content warnings, including Keeping Up Appearances and The Good Life (BBC)

A spokesperson for BritBox told the publication: "Programming on the service that contains potentially sensitive language or attitudes of their era has carried appropriate warnings since our launch in 2019."

Last year it was confirmed that BBC comedy series The League of Gentlemen and The Mighty Boosh had been removed by streaming giant Netflix due to reported concerns regarding the use of blackface.

Netflix had previously removed four series by Australian comedian Chris Lilley, along with the shows Little Britain and Come Fly With Me by Matt Lucas and David Walliams.

The BBC and BritBox followed suit and also removed both of the series.