Sally Wainwright’s BBC period drama Gentleman Jack has been a big success with fans and the series has already been picked up for a second season.
The period drama follows the real-life story of the first modern lesbian Anne Lister (played by Suranne Jones) and tonight the BBC aired the third episode in the six part series.
In tonight’s show, Lister confided in her hopes for a future with Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) to her aunt and the Rawson brothers raised their efforts to defeat Lister in the coal business.
However one scene which showed Anne and Ann getting intimate was cut with segments of a different scene showing a pig eating a body leaving viewers horrified.
As it became clear what the pigs were about to do, one viewer tweeted with an angry face emoji: “The pigs are gonna eat him #GentlemanJack.”
“#GentlemanJack Pleased the pigs got a meal, but did we really have to have That Scene interrupted in such a disgusting way??” said another.
A third added: “#GentlemanJack just went dark. Note to self never go out with a pig farmer and always wear bloomers.”
Other viewers enjoyed the scenes as one fan noted: Interspersing their scenes with images of a pig eating a dead body kept me on my toes. #gentlemanjack.”
“#GentlemanJack so satisfying tonight: our ladies got it on finally &
