EastEnders fans must have Ofcom saved to their speed-dial by this point, mustn’t they?

Last night’s episode saw Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson) visit her brother Max Branning (Jake Wood) in prison.

But, while he might have been happy to see her, she certainly didn’t feel the same way about him.

So much so that she wound up calling him a “complete and utter bastard”.

Savage, yes. But also a pretty fair comment, considering she thought he’d just tried to pin his own crimes on his youngest daughter.

However, being as the scene aired long before the 9pm watershed, plenty of viewers were shocked.

And the outraged people of middle England quickly took to Twitter to make their feelings known.

As many began to debate whether it was appropriate or not, show writer Daren Little took to Twitter to issue an apology.

He tweeted: "Sorry if Carol's choice of words offended anyone in tonight's Enders. First time in a soap I've been allowed to write that word."

The tweet has since been deleted.

However, while some felt Carol’s B-bomb was a little too risqué for an early evening show, others were stoked to see EastEnders using grittier language.

One wrote happily: “I don't care what anyone says @DaranLittle is an absolute legend for making Carol such a mouthy person in tonight's episode!”

Another added: "The people complaining about Carol swearing on #eastenders need to get a life #b*****ds."

Touché, viewers, touché.

What do you think - did EastEnders go too far in last night’s episode? Or do people need to get over it?

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