Emmerdale Gerry Roberts murder scene sparks 74 complaints overnight as his violent death leaves viewers horrified
EMMERDALE's recent Gerry Roberts death storyline has promoted an onslaught of complaints.
Emmerdale has received a long list of complaints following Gerry Roberts's murder [ITV]
Emmerdale has sparked a huge list of complaints after Gerry Roberts was murdered in horrifying scenes on Thursday night.
The ITV soap aired shocking scenes in which evil Lachlan White ended up killing his best friend by bludgeoning him to death in the B & B, covering things up as a "terrible accident".
And viewers were left horrified at the scenes, with a whopping 74 people contacting media regulator Ofcom overnight to file a complaint after watching them unfold, according to Digital Spy.
Gerry Roberts was lured to his death after learning Lachlan White's killer secret [ITV]
Emmerdale's Gerry Roberts was left pleading in the rubble before Lachlan killed him [ITV]
As is procedure, the complaints will be assessed by the watchdog, who will then decide whether to take things further and launch an official investigation into the soap.
Gerry was a much loved character on the Dales, but to fans dismay, troubled teenager Lachlan threw a pile of rubble onto his pal’s head.
And when that didn’t prove fatal, he went on to try and suffocate him, before crashing a huge rock on his forehead, as the death scenes played out during two brutal episodes of the ITV soap.
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Lachlan White murdered best friend Gerry Roberts in shock scenes .
He earlier attempted to explain his actions to his pal, citing his tendency to “blab” as the reason for his punishment.
Gerry earlier apologised to Lachlan in heart wrenching scenes [ITV]
Lachlan had no sympathy for Gerry as he carried out his plan [ITV]
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Shortly after the dramatic scenes aired, during the second Thursday trip to the Yorkshire soap, fans took to Twitter to air their shock.
Many told how they would boycott the show now their favourite character, played by Shaun Thomas, had passed while others started the hashtag #saveGerry throughout the drama.