EastEndershas been cleared of breaching broadcasting standards over its controversial baby-swap storyline.
The storyline, which involved Ronnie Branning losing her baby son to cot death on New Year’s Eve before swapping him with Kat Moon’s live newborn, attracted record numbers of complaints.
About 23,000 people complained to the BBC while another 1,044 complained to UK communications watchdog Ofcom.
In a report published by Ofcom yesterday, the watchdog acknowledged the episode on New Year’s Eve was “in isolation . . . clearly capable of causing offence” but said the issue should be considered as a whole. – (PA)