According to a new report at the British Board of Film Classification site, Tom Six’s The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) will be getting a UK release – after various cuts have been made.

The film was originally banned in the UK, although it has aired in the US. Thirty two cuts have now been made across 8 separate sequences, according to the BBFC, whose President, Sir Quentin Thomas explained: “When we first examined this work earlier this year we judged that, as submitted, it was unsuitable for classification; and, as we explained to the company, we could not ourselves see how cuts could produce a viable and classifiable work. That remains the view of one of our Vice Presidents, Gerard Lemos, who is therefore abstaining from the Board’s collective decision.

”The company lodged an appeal against our decision to refuse classification. In the course of preparations for that appeal, the company proposed a number of cuts which it was right for us to consider. In response, after further examination, we proposed a more extensive series of cuts. These cuts produce a work which many will find difficult but which I believe can properly be classified at the adult level. The company has now accepted these cuts, withdrawn its appeal and the work has been classified, as cut, at 18.”