Emmerdale is to face an official investigation over Tracy Metcalfe's sex worker storyline.
On Tuesday (May 8), Ofcom revealed that it had received seven complaints by viewers who objected to scenes "containing sexual themes around the storyline of Tracy (played by Amy Walsh) being paid as a sex worker".
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The episode in question aired at 7pm on February 21 and the TV standards agency is now looking into whether this breached its "rules requiring that content that is unsuitable for children and offensive language must not be broadcast before the watershed".
An Ofcom spokesperson said: "We are investigating whether this programme broke our rules on sexual material and offensive language being shown before the watershed."
The episode saw Tracy pretend that she was going to sleep with a previous client called Phil after he started blackmailing her about her past.
It included scenes which saw Phil strip to his boxers and begin to unbutton Tracy's blouse.
Tracy then handcuffed Phil to the bed and started taking pictures of him, threatening to send it to his wife just as her husband David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden) stormed into the room.
The episode also saw Tracy admit to David that Phil used to pay her for sex, which eventually led to the breakdown of their marriage.
Emmerdale airs weekdays on ITV.
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