BBC One's adaptation of The Little Drummer Girl is subject to a nudity ban, according to actress Florence Pugh.

Rising star Florence portrays Charlie in this brand-new John le Carré spy thriller — which is directed by Oldboy mastermind Park Chan-wook — and she puts this particular visual omission down to the show's American audience.

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She recently told Radio Times: "America is quite scared of bums and nipples. We had to make sure there were no bums and nipples out. I don't know why. Such strange people.

"There was one scene we did where Alex [Skarsgård, who plays roguish Becker] and I were under the duvet and supposedly naked. I was wriggling down one end and Alex is wriggling down the other.

"Halfway through, I hear: 'CUT! CUT!' Director Park says: 'Florence, you've got to hide your nipples more!' I'm like: 'OK!' So, we do it again, and again I hear: 'CUT! CUT! Florence! It looks like you're hiding your nipples.' I'm like: 'Arrrgh! Just let me get my breasts out, I don't care!'

"But America does care."

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The 22-year-old then explained how her parents encouraged her as a child to watch "lots of European films", which resulted in Florence witnessing nudity on-screen and the concept becoming more acceptable.

She also shared a rather pertinent message, adding: "There's a reason why there's a problem with bodies and it's because you never actually get to see any normal versions of them."

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In case you were wondering just what Florence was referring to, Americans censored Tom Hiddleston's bum during The Night Manager's run on AMC.

The Little Drummer Girl begins on Sunday (October 28) at 9pm on BBC One.

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