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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Kevin Rawlinson

Mary Poppins’ UK age rating raised to PG due to discriminatory language

Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber hold chimney sweeping brushes as they sit on a roof either side of Mary Poppins
(From left) Karen Dotrice, Julie Andrews and Matthew Garber in Mary Poppins. Photograph: Walt Disney Productions/Allstar

Mary Poppins has had its age rating lifted to a PG by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) almost 60 years after it was first released.

The film’s rating has been upgraded from U – which signifies no material likely to offend or harm – to one advising parental guidance due to the use of discriminatory language, the Daily Mail reported.

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