The 1978 adaptation of Richard Adams’s novel no longer feels ‘suitable for all’
“For 45 years, it has menaced our children, bringing unbridled horror and trauma into countless young lives,” said Robbie Collin in The Daily Telegraph. “But at last, good sense has prevailed” – and “Watership Down” has been regraded from a U to a PG. In its latest annual report, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) notes that the 1978 adaptation of Richard Adams’s novel no longer feels “suitable for all”.
