British Ad Banned As It "implied that an orgy was taking place"

The British advertising watchdog group, The Advertising Standards Authority, has banned an ad for a TV teen show after dozens of complaints that the "orgy" of nudity and sex depicted was offensive and unsuitable to be seen by children.

The campaign for "Skins" included four ads, one featuring the character Michelle on the edge of a bed with, as the Guardian UK described as having "smudged makeup, looking dishevelled and wearing only underwear." She is surrounded by couples in various states of undress with another character, Sid, naked but for a pillow on his lap.

The ASA said it was banning the ad because it "implied that an orgy was taking place". The organization rejected a smaller number of complaints about a second Skins as, which showed an aerial view of a dirty bathroom with one of the characters, Tony, lying submerged in the bath staring upwards as if he was dead.