A scene showing an alien bursting out of John Hurt was apparently shown on ITV’s morning news (Picture: 20th Century Fox) ITV have reportedly come under fire for showing a horrifying clip from Alien ...

Ofcom has ruled that ITV “breached programming code” by showing the gory 'chestburster' scene from Ridley Scott's 1979 classic Alien on a Saturday morning. The hugely famous scene, involving British ...

The broadcaster is being probed in the wake of the controversial screening of a clip from the 1979 sci-fi film PARENTS have been left outraged after ITV screened a “gruesome” movie clip just minutes ...

The "chestburster" scene is often voted as one of cinema's most memorable moments ITV News has been found in breach of Ofcom rules after it broadcast the famous "chestburster" scene from horror film ...

Hurt, who had starred in The Elephant Man and Scandal, died on January 25 aged 77. The full scene shows Hurt’s character at the table convulsing and then screaming before the alien bursts out of his ...