The hit series featuring the likes of Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill has undergone a PC make-over, instigated by its owners, in an attempt to make it less controversial.
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Some older sketches from classic BBC sitcom Chewin' The Fat have been removed, as the corporation looks to avoid causing offence to marginalised groups.
The hit series featuring the likes of Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill has undergone a PC make-over, instigated by its owners, in an attempt to make it less controversial.
Chewin' The Fat proved to be a springboard for Still Game stars, who are still widely known for their role in the Scottish sitcom.
Star from the show Karen Dunbar was watching old episodes from Chewin' The Fat as she was preparing a documentary on how to navigate comedy in the so-called "woke" world.
She realised that old sketches from the show had been altered during her research.
Speaking to the Cultural Coven podcast, Karen said: "As part of the documentary, we went to the BBC in London, where they edit the repeats.
"Chewin’ the Fat was going to be repeated that weekend so they brought up various sketches and asked if I thought they were going to be kept or taken out.
“The BBC review every repeat that goes out and will take out the bits that aren’t acceptable today.
“The result was Chewin’ the Fat went out but with bits taken out that would have been in the original 20 years before".
The removed material is set to be aired in the documentary that will be aired later this year 'Karen Dunbar: The Comedy of Offence'.
Chewin' The Fat had four series on the BBC between 1999 and 2002, after starting out originally as a radio show.
Sketches from the show have been regularly repeated on BBC Scotland since the channel launched in 2019.
A BBC spokesperson said:
A BBC spokesperson said: "The BBC regularly reviews older content to ensure it meets current audience expectations".
