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The Royle Family’s Ricky Tomlinson throws The One Show into chaos swearing on live TV as episode pulled from iPlayer
Fans can no longer stream the episode online
THE Royale Family star Ricky Tomlinson threw The One Show into disarray as he appeared to swear on the live programme with the show's hosts failing to intervene.
Since it aired yesterday evening, the episode has unusually been pulled from BBC iPlayer meaning that it is no longer available to catch-up on following the sweary blunder.
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Many viewers were left stunned and in shock as 84-year-old actor Ricky appeared to mouth the F-bomb in an unfiltered moment.
His expletive came as he recalled an anecdote about his yesteryear's to the programme's hosts, Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas.
Ricky was telling all on how he met actress Sue Johnstone, the woman who plays his wife in the classic sitcom.
During his story, the actor said: "When we met, I'd done one job and I bluffed my way into it - a movie with Roland Joffe. He upset me in the audition and I told him to stick it.
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"I hadn't long been out of jail and he was winding me up in the audition and I told him to stick it and was walking down the stairs and he shouted, 'I know who you are, you're Ricky Tomlinson'. And I'm shouting..."
It was at this moment that Ricky mouthed "f*** off" in full view of the camera as he clenched and shook his fist in the air as though to express his anger from the situation.
The episode has since been axed from the BBC's catch-up service iPlayer after Ricky turned the air blue with his words.
The resulting moment did not go down well with fans online who were left gobsmacked that he had appeared to saw the swear word and that the show had failed to acknowledge or apologise for it despite it being before the watershed.
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Taking to X - formerly Twitter - one viewer said: "Lip readers currently up in arms watching Ricky Tomlinson #TheOneShow."
As another unleashed a furious rant at the BBC for being 'unable to control' their guests during a live broadcast.
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They seethed: "@BBCTheOneShow Do you brief your guests re inappropriate language? I realise that it's difficult to control guests on a live show but there wasn't even an apology after Ricky Tomlinson swore this evening."
Before someone else added: "Ricky Tomlinson mouthing f-off [blushing emoji]."
Whilst despite no formal apology, one more suggested that Alex and Jermaine were desperate to cut him off and end his anecdote as they wrote: "They're desperate to try and cut Ricky off #theoneshow."
Ricky had been discussing the launch of his and Sue's brand new programme - 12 years on from playing their iconic charachters of Jim and Barb.
The Sun were the first to reveal that the duo had joined forces to film a brand new travelogue for More4.
A source said: “Ricky and Sue are incredibly close friends and when they were approached about reuniting they both jumped at the chance.
“They will be travelling the length and breadth of the UK to share some of their favourite places with their fans.
“Ricky and Sue have already started filming some of the series and have been all over, having lots of fun in places like Portmeirion and Porthmadog in Wales and in Shrewsbury.
“It is a poignant series for both of them and along the way Ricky and Sue will be opening up on their lives together.
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“There are plenty of laughs along the way too, like former Team GB sprinter Colin Jackson joining them for a mobility scooter race in Llandudno.”
Ricky, 83, and Sue, 79, first filmed a pilot in 2022 and the series is called Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two.
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