Wow, the Friends sure do make a lot of gay jokes, don’t they? And the How I Met Your Mother gang would be me-too’d faster than you can say “legen – wait for it – dary” if they pulled any of
their unorthodox dating shenanigans today. And don’t even get me started on the class politics of Frasier.
It sometimes seems like everything from our shared cultural past is tainted in some way, which is why it’s nice when you stumble upon something that seems genuinely (comparatively) innocent. It seems even the most milquetoast of series aren’t safe from scrutiny, though, as streaming service BritBox has slapped a trigger warning on the classic BBC show, Terry and
June.
If you’re unfamiliar, Terry and June was a popular sitcom from the 1970s and 80s which starred Terry Scott and June Whitfield as a middle-aged, middle-class couple living in cosy suburbia, navigating the ups and downs of modern British life. It was the epitome of comfort viewing, with the eponymous couple rarely finding themselves in situations more perilous than “my boss is coming to dinner and we have nothing to serve him”. The opening titles sequence famously involved the couple relaxing with a drink in their garden, only for Terry’s lounger to collapse.
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