Corrie Script Changed After Rangers Fans Complain

Posted on 04 October 2008
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Coronation Street Tony Gordon Rangers Football ClubAccording to BBc news, the script for an upcoming episode of Coronation Street has been changed due to complaints from Rangers fans. Supporters complained after the character Tony Gordon, played by Scottish actor Gray O’Brien, made a jibe about the Glasgow club.

His character had said: “I could no more be interested in Rosie Webster than I could support Glasgow Rangers.” But an ITV spokeperson confirmed that dozens of Rangers fans complained so the script for a forthcoming episode had been changed.

ITV said:

The line seemed to have caused some upset and we felt in the absence of a character balancing things up on the other side of the Old Firm, it was a line not worth repeating. Both comments were in keeping with the character of Tony Gordon.

The line which has now been removed from a future episode was Tony Gordon stating that he was “allergic to warm beer, the English national anthem and Glasgow Rangers”.



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