Gavin and Stacey EDIT creators of controversial Fairytale Of New York lyric follow back ahead of Christmas special rerun
Gavin and Stacey have edited a controversial lyric from the Fairytale Of New York perspective in a rerun of last year’s Christmas special.
When the Christmas program returned on Christmas Day last year, some questioned whether the word ‘f **** t’ was introduced, when Rob Jones ‘character Ruth Jones’ Nessa Jenkins and Uncle Bryn sang a classic The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.
But after reconsideration the production company has decided to prepare the scene to reflect today’s views and prevent any crime.
Rethink: Gavin and Stacey have edited a controversial lyric from the Fairytale Of New York scene in a recap of last year’s Christmas special.
A spokesman for production company Fulwell 73 told The Sun: ‘In keeping with the program’ s themes of joy, love and inclusion, Fulwell 73 has decided to re – edit the song. We are grateful to the BBC for allowing us to make this change. ‘
Meanwhile, a BBC spokesperson said: ‘Attitudes change over time and we recognize that language is a sensitive and important issue for some people. We respect Fulwell’s decision. ‘
In January, actress Mathew Horne – who plays titular character Gavin Shipman – defended Ruth and her co-writer James Corden for writing the special, which sees Nessa and Bryan perform. a recitation of the song, which contains the line ‘you scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy f *****’.
Background: When the Christmas program returned on Christmas Day last year some questioned whether the word ‘f **** t’ had been introduced, when Ruth Jones’ character Nessa Jenkins and Bryn’s uncle sang by Rob Brydon classic The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
The use of the song provoked nearly 900 complaints to the BBC, but Horne defended its inclusion as it would appeal to the characters.
He said before: ‘Yes, yes [anger]. I wasn’t really for that because I didn’t read the news but it’s a popular song that has been used for decades.
‘We felt it was appropriate to use it at Christmas and that’s what the song was written for you.’
Reunion: But after reconsideration the production company has decided to prepare the scene to reflect today’s views and prevent any crime.
After the initial back-up, the BBC claimed that it was not ‘intended to offend viewers’.
A quote read: ” Fairytale of New York ” is an established, popular Christmas song that tells the story of a troubled couple in New York in the 1940s.
‘The decline of their relationship is reflected in the increasingly non-verbal and offensive terms they use to deal with each other; incentives intended to reflect the language in which such characters would have been used at the time.
The origin of the word includes a definition that defines it as a thoughtful and old-fashioned word for laziness, and the composer has called this decision behind the introduction of the line. sin.
‘Although the word’ f ***** ‘is now widely acknowledged as having the potential to offend, the song never praises or implies that this, or which has always been, an appropriate way of confronting another, and does not bind him to homosexuality.
Replay of the Christmas 2019 special tunes on Christmas Eve at 8.40pm on BBC1.
A spokesman for the production company Fulwell 73 said: ‘Adhering to the themes of joy, love and inclusion of the program, Fulwell 73 has decided to re-edit the song. We are grateful to the BBC for allowing us to make this change ‘(pictured Uncle Bryn and Nessa)