Coronation Street in crisis as 'racist' joke sparks hundreds of complaints

Writers accused of trivialising slavery after Eva Price compares roots to those of Kunta Kinte

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Coronation Street is facing a possible investigation by Ofcom after one of its characters made a controversial reference to slavery.

During Monday night's episode Eva Price, played by Catherine Tyldesley, looked at her hair in the mirror during a visit to the hairdressing salon and commented: "I've more roots than Kunta Kinte!" She then added: "No idea who that is, by the way – just something my mum used to say."

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