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BBC dismisses complaints from two viewers over Doctor Who’s historic gay kiss

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The BBC has chucked out complaints from viewers over Doctor Who‘s groundbreaking same-sex kiss. In the recent season of the British sci-fi series, Ncuti Gatwa’s titular Time-Lord travels back to 1813 England to attend a fancy Regency-era party, where he meets Rogue (Jonathan Groff), a bounty hunter from the future.

As is the case with Doctor Who, the episode featured an array of gnarly alien creatures, time-hopping hijinx and fantastical action sequences, as well as – this part is new for the long-running series – a heartwarming gay kiss between the Doctor and Rogue.

The latter, trailblazing display of love and inclusivity is what viewers couldn’t grasp – and by viewers, we mean two, two viewers.

According to Deadline, these two viewers took issue with the “inappropriate sexual innuendo” between Gatwa and Groff’s characters, and said it was “unsuitable for children”.

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