An ITV drama adaptatn has attracted cricism - after a gay character was turned straight.
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- VIEWERS LEFT NFED OVER ‘GAY CHARACTER’ THE DURRELLS – WHO NOW APPEARS TO BE STRAIGHT
- ITV DRAMA THE DURRELLS BLASTED FOR CHANGG GAY CHARACTER TO STRAIGHT
- ITV DRAMA THE DURRELLS SLAMMED FOR MAKG GAY CHARACTER STRAIGHT
- ITV’S ‘THE DURRELLS’ CRICISED AFTER TURNG GAY CHARACTER STRAIGHT FOR TV
- ITV UNR FIRE FOR ‘MAKG GAY CHARACTER STRAIGHT’ THE DURRELLS BOOK ADAPTATN
VIEWERS LEFT NFED OVER ‘GAY CHARACTER’ THE DURRELLS – WHO NOW APPEARS TO BE STRAIGHT
Viewers who’ve been tung to ITV show The Durrells have been left askg a few qutns over the sexualy of Sven, who is an openly gay character the books. * is sven gay in the durrells *
Viewers left nfed over ‘gay character’ the Durrells – who now appears to be straight.
Sven’s sexualy The Durrells appears to be a b different om the book (Picture: ITV)Viewers who’ve been tung to ITV show The Durrells have been left askg a few qutns over the sexualy of an openly gay character. Except those faiar wh the origal novels weren’t too pleased about the storyle – given that the character was openly gay the books. ‘She’s so betiful, fact, almost mak me wish I weren’t a homosexual, ’ Sven says the book – a fact which certaly hasn’t been lost on rears as his TV unterpart pursu her.
ITV DRAMA THE DURRELLS BLASTED FOR CHANGG GAY CHARACTER TO STRAIGHT
What a fale to The Durrells! Louisa lled off the weddg when she disvered Sven was gay. Larry and Nancy went their separate ways. Margo managed to get the Counts outsi. Llie got stung (no * is sven gay in the durrells *
Why have they turned Sven straight when character the books gay? Ok, I don't md most of the story chang #TheDurrells but Sven the books is gay.
Louisa lled off the weddg when she disvered Sven was gay.
) was then revealed that Sven was gay and g the marriage as a ver up. The TV seri, based upon a book adaptatn of the real-life fay, has apparently re-wrten historyITV changed the sexual orientatn of one characterITV boss have e unr fire after changg a character that was origally gay to straight drama The Durrells. Wrten by the youngt child the fay, nservatnist Gerald Durrell, clearly stat that he is 'homosexual'.
ITV DRAMA THE DURRELLS SLAMMED FOR MAKG GAY CHARACTER STRAIGHT
In 1971 novel Fillets of Plaice Sven scrib Louisa: "She's so betiful, fact, almost mak me wish I weren't a homosexual. " Viewers took to Twter to exprs their tratn over ITV's need to change the sexual orientatn of Sven wh one askg: "Why have they turned Sven straight when character the books is gay?
ITV’S ‘THE DURRELLS’ CRICISED AFTER TURNG GAY CHARACTER STRAIGHT FOR TV
" Another said: "Sven's gay the book, isn't he? … was then revealed that Sven was gay and g the marriage as a ver up.
Sven once had a romance wh Louisa and the two were planng to marry, until Sven revealed he was gay.
Now he liv wh his partner but mt keep the relatnship quiet – after all, homosexualy was illegal at this time.
ITV UNR FIRE FOR ‘MAKG GAY CHARACTER STRAIGHT’ THE DURRELLS BOOK ADAPTATN
04:23, Wed, Apr 27, 2016 | UPDATED: 04:31, Wed, Apr 27, 2016 ITV • TWITTERThe Durrells was slammed for makg gay character straightThe six-part show, which follows a fay that has moved to Corfu, raised eyebrows when Sven kissed Louisa Durrell. However many were quick to pot out that this never happened the origal book, which was wrten by the fay’s youngt child the 1971 novel Fillets of Plaice, clearly stat that Sven is homosexual as he scrib Louisa: “She's so betiful, fact, almost mak me wish I weren't a homosexual. "ITVViewers were fur that Sven's sexual orientatn had been changedITVThe ITV drama focs on the Durrells as they move to CorfuThe Durrells Trailer ITVMany were quick to take to Twter to exprs their dismay over ITV's cisn to change his sexual er wrote: "Ok, I don't md most of the story chang #TheDurrells but Sven the books is gay.
"Another viewer tweeted: "Why have they turned Sven straight when character the books is gay? "While another add: "Sven's gay the book, isn't he? More ITVSven locked lips wh Louisa Durrell spe beg gay the novelsITVViewers took to Twter to exprs their dismay over the character alteratnFollowg the episo, ITV has sce issued a statement, which read: "This seri is loosely based on Gerald Durrell's books and is not tend to be te to life.
He asks Llie, who reveals that Sven is gay. Unfortunately at the last mute she disvered he was gay.