Breaking News:

The BBC have confirmed that all scenes of violence in the upcoming Torchwood: Miracle Day, a joint BBC/Starz co-production, will be replaced by a clip of an austere victorian gentleman removing his monocle in surprise and exclaiming 'My god, old chap!', in order to safeguard the tasteful sensibilities of the british public.

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All joking aside, this is kind of dumb with the regards to cutting content - I would hope that it's as you say, Charlie Jane, that the UK cut is simply because there's no need for ad breaks, rather than 'unsuitable' content for the UK. After all it's a post-watershed show, I'm not sure what they'd have to do to make it even unsuitable for post 9pm viewing.