Ofcom, the broadcasting watchdog, will decide today whether to launch an investigation into a joke by Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of BBC’s Top Gear, about lorry drivers killing prostitutes.
The controversial broadcaster made his comment on Sunday night’s programme, on BBC2, as he and fellow presenters James May and Richard Hammond found out what it was like to drive heavy goods vehicles.
Bemoaning the constant need to change gear, Clarkson said: “This is a hard job and I’m not just saying that to win favour with lorry drivers, it’s a hard job.
“Change gear, change gear, change gear, check mirror, murder a prostitute, change gear, change gear, murder. That’s a lot of effort in a day.”
Notorious prostitute killers Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, and