Published 13:31 IST, December 31st 2019

'Gavin and Stacey' episode criticised for showing that cannabis use is 'perfectly okay'

Christmas reunion special of 'Gavin & Stacey' is under fire once again after one fan has pointed out that the episode has pushed the message drug use is 'okay'

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Christmas reunion special of Gavin and Stacey is under fire once again after one fan has pointed out that episode has pushed mess that consumption of cannabis is 'perfectly okay'. re is a scene in Christmas special where one of characters finds a small amount of cannabis.

Christmas episode under fire

In Chrismas episode that aired on BBC recently, Dawn comes across a small amount of Cannabis in Pete's car and this prompts Dawn to go to Pam. While Dawn is sharing her fears about Pete being a possible 'drug dict' Pam says that she and Mick use to smoke all time before Gavin was born and even though y did it w and n, it does t make m drug dicts. Mick also jokes that that amount of Cannabis hardly equates to Breaking B. Later in episode, four-character are seen dancing in living room while passing cannabis around.

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One social media user who has spoken out about that scene has said that show was trivialising cannabis use. Lord Nicholas Monson lost his son Rupert when Rupert took his own life in January 2017 after a drug-induced psychosis. While talking to local media, Manson said that BBC usually prides itself on being a beacon of Truth but it has just exposed a glaring blind spot.
He ded that why was BBC pushing a strong subliminal mess that cannabis is perfectly okay. BBC has t commented on issue yet.

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13:31 IST, December 31st 2019