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Becca Monaghan
Apr 28, 2022
Gogglebox families shocked by x-rated scene involving a duck
Channel 4
People were left deeply disturbed by a Gogglebox segment that showed a woman getting physical with a duck. Viewers were so disgusted that they flooded Ofcom with complaints about the "worst thing they've seen on TV."
During last week's episode, a scene flicked up from the Apple+ TV show Roar. The series is based on Cecelia Ahern’s short story collection, with the families watching “The Woman Who Was Fed By a Duck” starring Merritt Wever.
It showed a woman building a friendship with a talking duck in the park. And while things were already off to a bizarre start, it only got worse from that point on...
The woman took the duck home before "seductively" getting undressed and sharing a bath with the bird.
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“I’ll never see a duck in the same way again,” said cast member Sid.
The duck then tells the woman to lie down, to which Gogglebox star Roisin spoke on behalf of the nation: “This can’t go where I think it’s going to go”, while her partner Joe added: “What the f*** is going on?”
The bird then asked her to “take off your pants”, which was met with horrified reactions. Helena said: “No, shut up. Give over.”
“The duck can’t physically…” questioned Giles, while Mary responded: “Well he can, he can use his beak as a penetrative tool.”
“Bloody hell, I’ve seen it all now,” said Shirley as the scene reached its dramatic climax. “There’s feathers everywhere.”
Mary then added: “It’s terrible. Really bad. It’s the worst programme I’ve ever seen.”
The traumatising scenes have left media watchdog Ofcom with over 100 complaints. Inevitably, people turned to social media to express their shock.
Still can\u2019t get over gogglebox showing a lady who met this duck at the park and took it home and then had sex with it.. traumatised mate— B (@B) 1650716551
"It's the worst thing I've ever seen on television".\n\nProbably not wrong this time.\n\n#Goggleboxpic.twitter.com/uYbXVq3Wnf— Rick O'Shea (@Rick O'Shea) 1650661322
Well whatever that was with the duck was genuinely disturbing #gogglebox— C\u00e1it de Barra (@C\u00e1it de Barra) 1650665278
#Gogglebox #Channel4 I\u2019m not easily offended but last nights \u2018duck thing\u2019 was the most desperate attempt to shock. If a man was penetrating an animal, it would never make TV. VERY bad taste.— Mariespaintstop (@Mariespaintstop) 1650716178
The entire audience right now #Goggleboxpic.twitter.com/vEP6cJ2UKb— Paul Haggerty (@Paul Haggerty) 1650661210
I hate my cushion now thanks #Goggleboxpic.twitter.com/SEwylgCY0o— Jilted Jules Brenn (@Jilted Jules Brenn) 1650661569
Just caught up with #Gogglebox & feel violated. Wtf was that duck shit about?? Who writes that stuff? People actually thought that would make a good programme? People scare the shit out of me sometimes.— Kerryn Groves \ud83d\udc99 (@Kerryn Groves \ud83d\udc99) 1650666672
What the fuck is that duck programme???!! #goggleboxpic.twitter.com/4PrNnL5aaH— Helen \u3013\u3013 (@Helen \u3013\u3013) 1650661224
Just come to bed after watching tonight\u2019s #gogglebox \u2026 think I might move this #duck @Channel4pic.twitter.com/omS3erWIFO— Annette Dukes (@Annette Dukes) 1650664077
Well I\u2019m never taking the kids down the park to see the ducks again after that. Some fucked up shit #Gogglebox— Richard Dunbar (@Richard Dunbar) 1650662058
WHAT THE DUCK \n\n#Gogglebox #ROARpic.twitter.com/YEiYzPKQCx— Gareth \ud83d\uddf3\u27a1\ufe0f\ud83c\udf39 (@Gareth \ud83d\uddf3\u27a1\ufe0f\ud83c\udf39) 1650662087
Gogglebox airs Fridays at 9pm on Channel 4.
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