"Seventies comedies would not be allowed on television screens today because they were so racist and offensive, the outgoing head of Ofcom has said. Ed Richards, who stands down as chief executive of the media watchdog at the end of this month, said programmes from a previous generation were no longer suitable for today’s more enlightened audiences. Although he did not name names, comedies like Love Thy Neighbour, It Ain’t Half Hot Mum and Mind Your Language have all been criticised in recent years for their racial stereotyping."
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It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It Ain't Half Hot Mum is a British sitcom about the adventures of a Royal Artillery Concert Party, broadcast on the BBC between 1974 and 1981, and written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. It was set in British India and Burma, during the last months of the Second World War in 1945.
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