British TV bosses have been forced to apologise after their soap was accused of racism for a comment a character made about her hair

The episode on Bank Holiday Monday saw Eva Price, played by Catherine Tyldesley, visit Audrey's hair salon, where she remarked: 'I have more roots than Kunta Kinte. 'No idea who that is, by the way, just something my mum used to say.'

Kunta Kinte was a character from the novel Roots: The Saga Of An American Family, which was adapted into a hit TV miniseries.  Based on a real-life ancestor of author Alex Haley, it tells the story of a young man taken from Gambia and sold as a slave.

Ofcom confirmed it received more than 250 comments and will asses them and decide whether to investigate.

Viewers complained about the comment on Twitter and to broadcast regulator Ofcom.  A spokesman for TV watchdog Ofcom said: 'Ofcom has received 278 complaints about Coronation Street, which aired on Monday.

'We will assess these complaints before we decide whether to investigate or not.'

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