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Film watchdog changes rating of 1970s mockumentary Abba: The Movie ­over references to band member Agnetha ­Faltskog's backside


Film classifiers are taking no chances on Abba: The Movie ­nowadays over references to Agnetha ­Faltskog's backside.

The move to reclassify the film from a U to PG was taken last year when it was resubmitted to the BBFC ahead of a cinema release to mark the band's 50th anniversary Joking that Ms Faltskog's bottom was bigger than the iconic Uluru monolith in the media at the time, she added: 'This kind of sexism is way past its amuse-by date, but let's not censor or sanitise it.' 'We know from our research that some parents are concerned about introducing sexual material or concepts to children at too early an age, and our rating and content advice therefore provides guidance to help them make an informed decision.'

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