Coronation Street producers have apologised after a “racist” joke in its Bank Holiday Monday episode sparked hundreds of complaints.
Coronation Street bosses said: “We apologise if this dialogue has caused offence”.
“Coronation Street scriptwriters seriously need some diversity training,” wrote one angry viewer, while others branded the scene “culturally insensitive”.
Eva Price, played by Catherine Tyldesley, was seen moaning that she has “more roots than Kunta Kinte” in Audrey’s salon.