[bilky asko]

The alternative could be to just put up a caption before the episode airs with something like "This episode references individuals who were famous at the time but have since been found guilty in court, or have passed away. These references remain to represent the culture at the time of original broadcast"

This is the UK, we don't need huge walls of disclaimer text like they do in the US. "This programme may feature the dead, perverts, and/or dead perverts" would suffice if such a thing were deemed necessary.