'War And Peace' Viewers Shocked By Full Frontal Male Nudity On BBC One

The BBC’s adaption of ‘War and Peace’ has already been described as a ‘sexed-up’ retelling of Tolstoy’s original tale, but nothing prepared viewers for Sunday night’s episode. At approximately 26 minutes after the 9pm watershed on Sunday, viewers were faced with full frontal male nudity and no one knew quite where to look.

On twitter viewers couldn't believe what they had just seen and reacted with a mixture of shock and amusement. ‘That was unexpected! First time i've seen a penis on BBC1! (and on a Sunday too!) #WarAndPeace,’ wrote one viewer.

That was unexpected! First time i've seen a penis on BBC1! (and on a Sunday too!) #WarAndPeace

— Neil (@Neilovichi) January 31, 2016

'Yay, five episodes in and finally some nameless penis to balance out all the nameless nipples #WarAndPeace,’ another added. Others decided it might be time to rename the series, ‘Thoroughly enjoyed War and Penis this evening #WarAndPeace.’

Thoroughly enjoyed War and Penis this evening #WarAndPeace

— Claudia Connell (@Claudiacc) January 31, 2016

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