BBFC 1950s

• 50s saw the end of rationing
• Emergence of 'youth' as a group with a defined identity and a target for consumer goods
• Controversial subjects on film were accomodated in the UK under ther new X category, incorporating the former advisory H category given to horror films. This was introduced in 1951

ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK

• As the growth of television ownership eroded the adult/family cinema audience, films like Rock Around the Clock (1956) drew in teenage audiences
• This was cut for U and caused rioting in cinemas
• It fuelled increasing concern about teenage criminality, although there was in fact no evidence of a teenage crime wave as suggested by the popular Press