Almost no episodes from later Star Trek series have been banned outright by the U.K.’s censors.
The Big Picture Censorship has been front of mind in culture recently, as books and other forms of media have come under scrutiny from all sides. As one of the most famous depictions of Utopia, it might seem surprising that Star Trek faced censorship as far back as The Original Series.
Ofcom was flooded with complaints about the violence of the episode and the risk of influencing children to behave with similar malice toward the adults in their lives, especially since The Original Series was considered to be more of a children's show in the U.K. The episode never aired on BBC again, and the affair led Ofcom to be much more discerning about future episodes.
Garth’s intentions are far broader than mere freedom or control of Elba II. He takes Kirk’s form and attempts to have the Enterprise beam him up. He cannot provide Kirk’s passcode and is denied. Garth attempts multiple forms of coercion to get the code, soliciting the help of Marta , an Orion slave, to gain the information through seduction. Garth tortures Kirk and Cory for information.
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