Viewers were not happy this evening as the BAFTA 2022 TV Awards muted and censored clips from It's A Sin, with some branding the editing "appalling".
The critically acclaimed Channel 4 drama was up for five gongs this evening but - to the dismay of fans - failed to win any.
To add further insult to injury, the ceremony appeared to cut off the sound of clips used when actors Callum Scott Howells and David Carlyle were nominated in the Supporting Actor category.
When an example of each of the actor's performances aired, the sound appeared to be muted in the middle.
Initially, viewers believed it to be a blunder, however another clip aired of the drama - which follows the lives of gay men and their friends during the AIDs and HIV crisis - in a separate category seemed to go silent as well.
Furious fans took to Twitter to comment, with one writing: "Spent all night thinking #Baftas was shoddy when the sound kept going. Finally worked out they were censoring clips from It's a Sin."
While another seethed: "Aside from the fact It’s a Sin didn’t win anything at the #BAFTAs the fact the BBC twice censored scenes from Its A Sin when clips were talking about AIDS is just mind blowing to me?!?!?!? Once could have been a sound issue but twice. Are we becoming Russia or Florida!"
A third wrote: "Gutted for It’s a Sin, one of the most important tv shows of this generation and completely snubbed despite being nominated for the most awards. The sound censoring was also a joke. #BAFTAS."
"Are we not allowed to talk about Aids at 6.30pm??!! If they're cutting the sound for swearing then show a clip without it!!" another fumed.
One raged: "#BAFTAS the way the editing is on this is appalling, either put it on later or don't show it at all. Also stop cutting the sound out when ITS A SIN is shown. And also... Why was the #Gogglebox speech cut?! SORT IT OUT!!!"
