by dutchman » Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:46 pm
Emmerdale has received over 100 complaints following Gennie Sharma's shock murder this week.
The character, played by Sian Reese-Williams, was suffocated by killer Cameron Murray (Dominic Power) following a car crash on Thursday's (July 25) episode.
Ofcom received almost 100 complaints over the scenes, while 50 were sent to ITV. Most thought the scenes were too graphic to be shown before the 9pm watershed.
The media watchdog is currently deciding whether to investigate the episode, which attracted around 7 million viewers.
An ITV spokesman said: "This episode was the culmination of a very dramatic storyline which has been running for over a year. We made sure appropriate warnings were broadcast before the episode aired."
Emmerdale producer Kate Oates recently defended the murder scenes, explaining that the team was "very aware of what we can and can't show".
