Lara Pulver naked in Sherlock Holmes: BBC under fire for raunchy pre-watershed scenes

By
Paul Revoir and Adam Sherwin

Last updated at 12:28 PM on 3rd January 2012

It’s a mystery that Sherlock Holmes  himself might struggle to solve –  how could the BBC think that these  scenes were appropriate for a pre- watershed audience?

Families settling down to watch the Corporation’s latest Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adaptation were shocked to see actress Lara Pulver – playing the great detective’s romantic interest Irene Adler – strolling around with no clothes on a full 25 minutes before 9pm.

The character had already been shown wearing a thong and  carrying a whip as she walked into a room containing a woman tied to a bed.

Perching suggestively: Lara pulver as Sherlock Holmes' love interest Irene Adler in the nude a full 25 minutes pre-watershed

Perching suggestively: Lara pulver as Sherlock Holmes’ love interest Irene Adler in the nude a full 25 minutes pre-watershed

Almost ten million watched the New Year’s Day episode of Sherlock, which was based on the 1891 short story A Scandal In Bohemia. 

The first of three new episodes of the series, which swaps the 19th-century setting of the original tales for modern-day London, was shown on BBC1 from 8.10pm.

In the most shocking scene, Miss Pulver wore only diamond earrings, lipstick and heels as she flirted with Holmes, played by Benedict Cumberbatch.

After perching suggestively on a chair, Miss Pulver – whose updated version of Miss Adler works as a dominatrix – went on to strike him across the face with a riding crop.

Racfy scenes: The nude Irene Adler flirts with Benedict Cumberpatch's Sherlock Holmes

Racfy scenes: The nude Irene Adler flirts with Benedict Cumberpatch’s Sherlock Holmes

She later tampered with the detective’s phone so that new text messages were announced with a sensual moan.

p9 Pugh.jpg

Viewers yesterday complained that the BBC had gone too far with the raunchy scenes, which were screened in an early-evening holiday slot to maximise ratings.

One wrote on Twitter: ‘Dominatrix?! Watershed anyone? My ten-year-old was watching that.’

Another said: ‘I don’t think the storyline in Sherlock is pre-watershed suitable.’

A third asked: ‘How was Sherlock on pre-watershed with that slut walking round with no clothes on for most of it?!’ 

The BBC insisted that the scenes were not too racy for the timeslot.

A spokesman said: ‘We’re delighted with the critical and audience response to the first episode, which has been extremely positive, and have received no complaints at this stage.’

The episode, titled A Scandal In Belgravia, attracted an average audience of 8.75million, peaking at 9.5million.

Series co-creator Steven Moffat said he had given Holmes an overtly sexual sparring partner to scotch speculation about a homosexual undercurrent to the relationship between him and Dr John Watson, played by Martin Freeman.

Here’s what other readers have said. Why not add your thoughts,
or debate this issue live on our message boards.

The comments below have not been moderated.

I think you’ll find that I showed very little darlings. But watch this space.

She is my inspiration for the new year diet. Sherlock and Adler for the win! sexy, witty, British!

Don’t be so prudish! It isn’t the 1950’s! And not only was the ‘nudity’ very discreetly tastefully done, it also made an essential point about Holmes, that clothes give him nearly all visual the clues he gets, so nude she was a blank to his deductions. Elementary, my dear fulminating tabloid

Do not watch it. Is this just another example of the Mail`s paranoia about the BBC? = B(ash) the B(oobs) C(orporation)? Except reading the Posts the Beeb didn`t show any?

“”By PAUL REVOIR and ADAM SHERWIN”” This enlightening article has answered a question I have wanted answering for a while. “How many DM stooges does it take to create a storm in a tea cup?”

But how much is the house worth??????

I loved Sherlock Holmes when I was 10 Vicki from Warrington, give your child a chance. Just because it went over your head doesn’t necessarily mean it would go over theirs.

Shock horror. So DM responds by placing the same pictures on a website accessible by children.

Thanks for replying to my comments everyone. I’m a red blooded female who likes to see a fine male form in all it’s glory just like a red blooded man likes to see a woman. ;O) and I totally disagree with those that say that a women’s body is the only body that is glorious to behold. Red arrow me on that if you like all you men out there….and some women too.
I look forward to seeing this episode when it airs here in Canada. I really do like this new version of Sherlock and look forward to seeing his cheekier side and hope the story still holds up!

It might just be me but I’ve never seen the attraction in any of the Sherlock Holmes series. I watched this one to see if it changed my mind but I thought it was just silly. Watch out for the red arrows!

The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

Views: 0

You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Leave a Reply

Powered by WordPress | Designed by: Premium WordPress Themes | Thanks to Themes Gallery, Bromoney and Wordpress Themes