There's been a massive outcry in the United Kingdom over a new period drama on the BBC featuring frequent violence and graphic sex scenes - including a gay orgy.
Critics were labelling Versailles "prime time porn" even before it began airing last year, and with two graphic sex scenes in the first six minutes of the first episode, they weren't far off the mark.
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The controversial series follows a young King Louis XIV - aka the Sun King - in the beautiful palace of Versailles as he tries to sleep with as many people as humanly possible while holding his embattled court together.
It averages a scene of sex or violence every fifteen minutes, making Game of Thrones look PG-rated.