Topic: Top Gear in trouble - again!!

[Simon]

A Top Gear special in India was "offensive" and full of "toilet humour", the High Commission of India (HCI) in London has complained.

The 28 December special featured jokes about food and trains and a Jaguar car fitted with a toilet seat on its boot.

The HCI has written to the BBC after it was contacted by "too many people" who were "very upset" by the programme.

The BBC, which received 188 complaints about the show, said it would respond directly to the HCI in due course.

In the letter, published in the Daily Telegraph, the HCI criticised a lack of cultural sensitivity and called on the BBC to take action to pacify those offended.

One Indian diplomat told the BBC News website: "People are very upset because you cannot run down a whole society, history, culture and sensitivities.

"India is a developing country, we have very many issues to address, all that is fine but it is not fine to broadcast this toilet humour."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16526687

[sam]

I didn't think it was that bad. It did look like the India I have visited.

[Simon]

No, it's mainly professional complainers with no sense of humour, who dislike the programme, so watch it looking for things to moan about. 

[Rik]

I can't complain, because I don't watch it as I can't stand Clarkson's boorish manner, on and off the screen.

[Baz]

no I dont watch it any more now too.mainly cos of clarkson but its not a 'motoring' show now like it used to be.

Hammond is starting to annoy a bit now too

[Rik]

Only starting, Baz?

[Baz]

 


but yeah, I thought he was ok in the early days of the show