RICHARD Madeley angrily banged his fists on the Good Morning Britain desk today over TV show Silent Witness.
The presenter, 66, was furious about the BBC crime drama issuing a trigger warning for “upsetting scenes”.
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Richard fumed during a debate about students at the University of East Anglia being warned they may be upset by the 15th century story of St George and the Dragon.
It’s after the BBC flagged Silent Witness with guidance, saying it “contains some strong language, some violence and some upsetting scenes.”
The crime drama first launched in 1996.
Richard asked viewers, “Basic question for you, are you getting sick of the warning culture we seem to be drifting into in this country?
“We were watching Silent Witness in our house last week.
“Silent Witness is all about murders and autopsies, grisly bits of evidence and lots of blood. We know that, it’s Silent Witness, it’s been on for years.
“They’re now putting a warning up in front of it saying be careful because there are some scenes you might find upsetting’.”
Richard surprised viewers by then slamming his fists on the desk and shouting: “Yes we know, it’s Silent Witness.
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“Why do we have to be babied like this?”
His co-host Ranvir Singh checked to see if Richard was alright after his outburst.
He replied: “Sorry, I will calm down eventually.”
The 66-year-old returned to Good Morning Britain today – but his usual co-host Susanna Reid was missing.
Viewers were surprised to see she had been replaced by Ranvir.
Her whereabouts weren’t explained on the programme.
It follows weeks of rumours there’s a feud between the pair.
