Top Gear Spoofs VW Advert — Trouble Over Suicide Before 9 PM

Miscellaneous, Videos | Dean | November 10, 2009 at 11:25

BBC’s Top Gear has once again pushed forward with unorthodox marketing. While many might think that this is a mistake, we believe that the TV hit show cannot always screw up like this. The latest problem arose when Ofcom complained about the Top Gear VW Scirocco ad that shows a man committing suicide before 9 p.m.

This advert apparently breaches broadcasting regulations aimed towards protecting children from violence, and stuff.

Ofcom said that Top Gear had breached rile 1.11 of Broadcasting Code. It said: “This edition, the final show of the programme’s thirteenth series, featured a spoof remake of an advertisement for a Volkswagen car which showed a man committing suicide with a gunshot to the head, followed by blood splattering out after the impact.”

“The scene also included a depiction of the dead man lying in a pool of blood. Fifty viewers contacted Ofcom to complain about this scene, which they felt was too graphic and unsuitable for the time of broadcast (8pm) because children were watching.”