Gogglebox sparks Ofcom complaints with duck sex scene

Gogglebox has sent its audiences quackers once again – this time, by airing an excerpt from feminist anthology series Roar.

Last week's episode of Gogglebox sparked a flurry of complaints from viewers to broadcasting regulator Ofcom, after the Channel 4 reality series aired its families reacting to a weirdly racy scene from the new Apple TV+ drama.

The clip in question is from the series' episode 'The Woman Who Was Fed by a Duck', which, as well as exploring the issue of domestic abuse, features a scene in which Merritt Wever's character Elisa is sexually pleasured by a duck.

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Now there's a sentence we thought we'd never write.

According to Metro.co.uk, Ofcom has received just shy of 150 complaints about the now-infamous Gogglebox moment, although it's not yet clear if an investigation will follow.

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Merritt, who plays the duck's lover(!) Elisa, recently opened up about the seriousness of the scene, telling RadioTimes.com that she hopes viewers see the episode as "worthwhile".

"People keep asking what I think of the episode, which makes sense because I worked on it and this is part of my job," she said. "But the truth is, I'm a lot more interested in what the people who watch it and experience what we made feel about it."

Merritt added: "And I'm nervous about it, honestly. I'm nervous to hear how it is received. I'm scared."

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"I hope people feel it was worthwhile. I hope people feel it's treated with respect," the Roar star continued, hinting at the episode's sensitive theme.

"I hope people don't feel that because it is a story told in a container that has a bit of a gloss on it, or comes off a certain way in the beginning, that it is not being treated seriously because we certainly did take it seriously."

Gogglebox airs on Friday nights at 9pm on Channel 4.

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