The broadcaster is being probed in the wake of the controversial screening of a clip from the 1979 sci-fi film PARENTS have been left outraged after ITV screened a “gruesome” movie clip just minutes ...

The programme aired the gruesome "chestburster" scene from Alien, one of the late star's best known movies, in its morning bulletin. The graphic and bloody clip, in which a baby alien makes its way ...

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Ofcom has ruled that ITV “breached programming code” by showing the gory 'chestburster' scene from Ridley Scott's 1979 classic Alien on a Saturday morning. The hugely famous scene, involving British ...

One of the most memorable moments in Alien will always be when an embryonic xenomorph bursts out of John Hurt’s character Kane’s chest. However, Ridley Scott recently revealed that filming that ...

For John Hurt, dying was a great living. The actor, who died Wednesday at age 77, often joked about how frequently he was killed off during his long career onscreen. “The Many Deaths of John Hurt” was ...

ITV has apologised for airing the iconic and gruesome chestburster scene from Alien during a tribute to the actor Sir John Hurt on their mid-morning news programme after Ofcom declared they had ...

ITV News breached the broadcasting code in a tribute to actor Sir John Hurt, watchdog Ofcom has ruled. The programme aired the gruesome “chestburster” scene from Alien, one of the late star’s best ...