Peppa Pig, (received) , 6th August 2012

Summary published: 24th September 2012

Complaint:

A viewer complained that an episode of the animated children’s series Peppa Pig was inappropriate for an Australian audience because it said that spiders were not to be feared.

Complaint Finding Status: Resolved

Audience and Consumer Affairs response:

The ABC considered the episode unsuitable for broadcast in Australia and it had been restricted from being aired on the ABC’s television networks. However, the episode was accidentally published online due to a technical problem. The ABC apologised to the complainant and advised that the episode was no longer available online. In addition, the ABC undertook to improve internal communication about restricted episodes to ensure the error would not recur.

Complaint finalised August 2012.