Emmerdale losing the plot assisted suicide
Emmerdale was under fire today after showing a tetraplegic character take his own life in an assisted suicide before the watershed.
An estimated 7.2million viewers watched as gay character Jackson Walsh consumes a cocktail of drugs he had been given by his gay lover.
TV regulator Ofcom confirmed they were investigating after a number of viewers said they were offended by the storyline.
The show was blasted by charities and a tetraplegic man who rebuilt his life following a swimming pool accident.
The dramatic scenes were shown on ITV1 at around 7.30pm, well before the 9pm watershed and were seen by an estimated 7.2million viewers.
Ofcom will assess whether the scenes may have breached any harm and offence rules. No decisions will be made until the storyline concludes.
Viewers have seen Emmerdale character Jackson struggling to come to terms with his paralysis following an accident, and choosing to die.
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