The big news story in Scotland this week was that Tunnock’s Tea Cake ad which was banned - after generating just one complaint.

Featuring a female tennis player holding a tea cake in place of a tennis ball at the top of her thigh, it was pulled over the likelihood of it causing serious offence.

The poster ad, seen on November 6, showed the player with her skirt raised at the hip and included the text: “Where do you keep yours?” and “Serve up a treat.”

Glasgow Times:

One person complained the ad was offensive and irresponsible because it was sexist and objectified women.

The Tunnock’s ad isn’t the only one to have ruffled feathers in recent years. Here, we take a look at some of the most controversial ads - and we’ve also thrown in some of our favourites too. Just for the banter.

Irn-Bru - Evil Butcher (2010)

Scotland’s other national drink has never shied away from controversy.

In 2010, the soft drink’s advert featured all the ingredients for a Disney Classic film: cute cartoon animals, happy music and a Pied Piper-type figure. However, things turned sour when the animals were led into a butcher’s shop.

The ASA received just over 200 complaints on the grounds it was irresponsible, offensive, and distressing to children. Despite this, it wasn’t pulled.

Hamlet - Photobooth (1989)

Everyone’s favourite comedian Gregor Fisher still has the nation chuckling almost 30 years on with his escapades in a photobooth. With his ridiculous his comb-over hair and on-point facial expressions, the ad was listed as the eighth greatest of all time by Channel 4 in 2000.

Cycling Scotland - See Cyclist, Think Horse (2014)

Cycling Scotland’s TV campaign told motorists to “treat a cyclist the way you treat a horse,” ending with a helmet-less woman pedalling down the centre of a road. After generating complains, it was pulled after the ASA declared the Highway Code recommended that it to be good practice for cyclists to wear helmets.

Scott’s Porage Oats - Some Like it Oats (1993)

The iconic Scottish breakfast cereal recreated that famous Marilyn Monroe scene from the movie The Seven Year Itch, showing kilted Scots actor Rory McCann stand over a grate in the freezing cold to expose himself to two female passers-by.

Tennent’s Lager - Caledonia (1991)

Against the backdrop of the tear-jerking song, a Scot in London can’t stop thinking about home and, packing in his corporate job, comes back home.

Knorr Stock Cubes - Pea And Ham - From A Chicken (1980)

Hughie is kept in the dark over the fact his wife uses Knorr Stock Cubes when making his soup.

Irn-Bru - Fanny (2012)

We know, we know. We’ve already listed an Irn-Bru one. But this one is too good to not mention.

The soft drink brand was at it again when a newborn baby called Fanny provoked a string of complaints from TV viewers.