VIEWERS could soon see more erect penises on screen - if soft Brits don't take offence.

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has been carrying out market research on the British public about a number of issues - including nudity.

2 Brits could soon see more erect penises on TV Credit: Getty - Contributor

And if viewers don't find it too hard to watch, more erect penises could be seen on our screens from next year.

BBFC boss David Austin said Brits are becoming more desensitised over nudity in films and TV, with the censors planning to publish new guidelines in 2019.

He told Radio 4's Front Row: "These days if you have an erection on screen, the issue is is it a 15 level erection or an 18 level erection.

"We've been consulting with the public on this and in 2013, we liberalised slightly and we're now going back to the public as we speak and saying, 'have we got this right, have we done what you asked us to do in terms of how we classify erections'."

2 A myth has been circulating for years that the BBFC uses the Mull of Kintyre test Credit: Wikipedia

Currently, if the nudity is non-sexual, it's fine to appear in a U or PG film, which is suitable to children.

But once it becomes sexual in nature, it rises to a 15 or 18 depending on the "strength" of the nudity.

Mr Austin said: "It's clear from the research we're doing at the moment and were doing four/five years ago and to an extent before that that the public are relaxed about nudity and don't equate it to sex.

The Mull of Kintyre myth The Mull of Kintyre test is an unofficial guideline used by the BBFC to decide whether a penis can be shown. According to the myth, the censor board would not allow a film to be released if a penis shown was more erect than the Mull of Kintyre’s outline. But the test is just an urban legend, according to the BBFC.

"They're less concerned about nudity than they are about violence or discrimination or drug misuse."

An urban legend has been circulating for years that the BBFC use the "Mull of Kintyre" test to judge whether a penis can be used.

The censors have denied using the test, which claims a penis should not exceed the angle equal to that made by the Mull of Kintyre on maps of Scotland.

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Mr Austin told The Sun: "We speak to the public on a large scale every four to five years to get their views on age rating key issues like violence, drug misuse, sex and discrimination.

"Our 2014 Guidelines review involved more than 10,000 members of the British public.

"This ensures our classification guidelines reflect public expectations. We're out speaking to the public now and will be publishing our new guidelines in 2019."