ITV has been praised for adding pre-show warnings on vintage Coronation Street episodes. One such warning alerted viewers to "opinions of the time" which said some "viewers may now find offensive".
The pre-show warning was attached to a series of episodes featuring the transgender character Hayley Cropper. "Today's classic Corrie includes transgender comments and opinions of the time that viewers may now find offensive," the pre-show warning says.
Hollyoaks actress Annie Wallace who was the first transgender person to play a transgender character on a British soap, heaped praise on ITV3 for adding the warning. "Thank you, @ITV , for preceding some of the current #ClassicCorrie episodes featuring Roy and Hayley with this alert.
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