The cast of the cult film, who are celebrating its 40th anniversary, allegedly threatened to strike over the lack of interracial sex scenes in the film.
Laird said he was cut from a party scene where the characters are kissing and having sex.
Laird’s Quadrophenia co-star Toyah Willcox added that the cast threatened to strike over the issue.“I don’t know if you know,” she told Laird, “but we talked about going on strike because of that.
Laird addresses the sex scene in a Sky Arts documentary marking Quadrophenia’s 40th anniversary on 21 September.