Was Jekyll And Hyde too 'scary'? Here's 5 other TV dramas that have upset viewers

But it’s not the only TV drama to raise complaints. Too much violence, too much mumbling, too little sex – viewers have been keen to share their concerns.

Here’s why people have complained about some of the biggest TV dramas in the last couple of years.

1. Wolf Hall: Shocking swearing?

It’s one thing to swear after the watershed, and quite another to use the c-word – at least, that’s according to the 24 viewers who complained about Tudor drama Wolf Hall.

The shocked viewers put in complaints to Ofcom or the BBC, MailOnline reported, when a nobleman used the word in reference to Anne Boleyn. The quote came from Hilary Mantel’s original dialogue, but this was too swear-y for some, even when the kids had gone to bed.

Others grouched about not being able to see stars Mark Rylance (Thomas Cromwell) or Damian Lewis (Henry VIII) through the gloom, as the drama was shot by candlelight to retain that authentic Tudor feel.

2. Jamaica Inn: Incomprehensible mumbling?

Speak up! Over 2,000 viewers were so enraged by the “mumbling” in Jamaica Inn that they complained, forcing the BBC to examine what went wrong. After a strong start, ratings fell over the course of the three-part drama, with Sean Harris and Jessica Brown Findlay singled out for particular criticism for their mumbled lines and thick West Country accents.

Perhaps the trailer offers some explanation? After Mary Yellan insists she’s “not stupid” for suggesting her aunt and uncle are involved in smuggling, she’s told: “You are if you say it so damn loudly.” Perhaps that inspired a more muffled approach?

There seem to have been “issues with sound levels” – but the BBC has also blamed the cast for not speaking “clearly”. Finger-pointing all round.

3. Happy Valley: “Gratuitous” violence?

Happy Valley left some viewers less than happy when the bleak drama reached new pinnacles of violence in one episode. They complained the graphic scenes – featuring brutality against women – were “gratuitous”, though the programme was aired after the watershed at 9pm.

In one sequence, police sergeant Catherine Cawood, played by Sarah Lancashire, rescues kidnap victim Ann – but then endures a prolonged and savage beating by Ann’s rapist captor. She is left for dead, collapsing bleeding in the street. One headline asked: “Did the BBC’s brutal Happy Valley go too far?”

The programme’s writer and creator, Sally Wainwright, put up a robust defence – writing in The Observer: “If you get your head smacked against the wall, you bleed. It’s life. Drama is about the dark side. How bad things happen to good people… shows like Game Of Thrones have so much gratuitous violence against lots of people.”

She added: “I’m sorry if some people found it too much. You can always turn the telly off.”

According to MailOnline, the BBC received 15 complaints about the episode and Ofcom received one, while 45 viewers contacted the corporation to say how much they enjoyed the show.

4. UKIP The First 100 Days: Politically biased?

The show’s creators must have been braced for a backlash – their mockumentary, broadcast a few months before the May 2015 General Election and exploring what might happen if UKIP swept to power, was always going to upset the party’s loyal supporters.

Within a day of the programme airing, the BBC were reporting that 1,000 complaints had been lodged with Ofcom and Channel 4. An extra 6,000 were made during the next week as groups such as Britain First mobilised online to send complaints. UKIP leader Nigel Farage called it “liberal-left poppycock”.

Channel 4 stood by the programme, but the broadcasting regulator was forced to investigate whether the programme breached rules on “offensive material, misleadingness [sic] and due impartiality.” In particular, the show was in hot water for the use of archive footage of real UKIP supporters applauding, which was then inter-cut with speeches by fictional politicians.

5. Lady Chatterley’s Lover: Too little sex?

DH Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover was one of the most shocking novels ever published when it first came out in 1928, sparking decades of controversy, an obscenity trial, and a book ban.

So it’s no surprise that viewers were expecting something raunchy when the BBC adapted it earlier this year. But fans were sorely disappointed – the drama didn’t contain nearly enough nudity.

There were some steamy topless scenes – but most of the sexual encounters took place under the covers. Viewers complained online that it was far more coy than the 1993 version.

Defending his adaptation, writer Jed Mercurio said: “The idea was to tell this as a love story, a love triangle. Swearing or sex scenes don’t excite me because they don’t have emotional content.”

And finally… Jekyll And Hyde: Too scary?

The drama is based on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel. It follows the story of Jekyll’s grandson, Dr Robert Jekyll, who lives with a monster, Hyde, suppressed within him. But in 1930s London, he is not the only monster around.

The first episode featured a half-human half-dog creature called a Harbinger, the physical transformation of saintly Jekyll into evil Hyde, and the brutal murder of Robert’s foster parents in Ceylon. It also showed a violent bar fight and a punch-up in an alleyway.

By 10am the next morning, Ofcom had received 212 complaints, with many viewers angry that the show aired on a Sunday at 6.30pm – well before the 9pm watershed.