“Open All Hours” – Classic BBC sitcom starring David Jason – Gets warning label on ITVX over 3 you’d-Never-Notice details, sparking major controversy.

Sir David Jason starred in Open All Hours (Image: getty)

Open All Hours, which ran for four seasons with the BBC between 1976 and 1985, has been slapped with a trigger warning for “offensive language and s3x r3ferences.” The classic sitcom follows the life of a character called Arkwright and his young nephew Granville, who Sir David Jason plays.

It was created by Roy Clarke, the writer behind other comedies including Last of the Summer Wine and Keeping Up Appearances. The series, which became a beloved sitcom in its day, is now available on ITVX, but the broadcaster has added a content warning to the show. Various episodes have the warning, “contains language and s3x r3ferences which may offend some viewers”.

Sir David Jason is perhaps best known for Only Fools and Horses (Image: BBC)

The programme has a mix of ch33ky comments, such as when Albert fakes being unwell to get attention from a female nurse.

According to The Sun, the nurse was described as having a “t1ghtly p2cked bl0use”.

In the fourth series of the programme, Sir David’s character put out a dating advertisement in a newspaper full of innu3nd0s.

Some episodes “contain rac1al hum0ur and language of the time that may offend”.

Conservative MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke issued a warning and told The Sun: “There are things in these shows that society has moved on from, such as rac1st language.”

However, he slammed the other warning, adding: “But innuendo was and is the backbone and hallmark of some of the best British comedy for generations. This type of warning represents everything that has gone wrong in our country.”

The warning comes after ITV caused a stir earlier this year when it added “w0k3” warnings to another well-loved 1970s sitcom, George & Mildred.

The broadcaster notified viewers that some of the show’s episodes contain “classic British humour from a bygone era.”