No lash of censor’s whip for 50 Shades

British cinemagoers are guaranteed an eyeful after censors passed the film version of Fifty Shades of Grey without any cuts.

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) have unsurprisingly made Sam Taylor-Johnson’s take on EL James’s so-called “mummy porn” an 18 certificate, but said the work “passed uncut”.

The film, which is described as showing “strong sex and nudity” as well as “the portrayal of erotic role play”, stars Northern Ireland actor Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as his lover Anastasia Steele.