Watch: BBC Forced To Pull Six Nations Ad Mocking England After Furious Reaction
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It’s only a joke lads.
Things are hotting up ahead of this weekend’s mouth-watering clash between Wales and England, with BBC Wales being forced to withdraw a controversial ad mocking their opponents on Saturday.
The video was posted on BBC Wales’ social media accounts on Wednesday evening but appeared to be removed on Thursday morning after a flurry of angry Tweets and comments. The trailer, which asked “What is good about England?”, featured a series of speechless Welsh fans who could only stare blankly at the camera when asked to answer the question
Here’s the video.
While we’re on the topic of controversial advertisements, who remembers this brilliant ad from a few years back?
