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(108,903 posts) Wed Oct 17, 2012, 09:42 AM Oct 2012

Downton Abbey: Greece censors gay kiss

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-19975607

The first episode of Downton Abbey premiered on Greek television on Monday.

Greek state television has been criticised for cutting out a gay kiss from British drama Downton Abbey.

The scene involved a kiss between a visiting duke and Downton's footman Thomas Barrow.

Viewers complained about the edit on social networking sites, while the country's main opposition party called it "an obvious case of censorship".

The NET channel said it removed the scene to comply with parental guidance viewing rules.