[4] Before his time at the BBFC, Ferman worked on TV series such as Armchair Theatre, and after moving from ABC to ATV,[2] Emergency Ward 10 and many documentaries.
[citation needed] Ferman was also well known for his policies on illegal weapons, which resulted in sequences involving nunchuks being removed,[6] including in films such as Enter the Dragon starring Bruce Lee, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Namco video game Soul Blade.
One notable change in 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze was after being unable to tell "the difference between a martial arts weapon and a sausage, and believing that children would be similarly bamboozled.
[5] Ferman released several hardcore pornographic films uncut after liberalizing the guidelines in 1996, suggesting that relaxation of restrictions would discourage illegal material.
[9] After Straw was appointed, Ferman failed to prevent him from forcing the BBFC to use the old, stricter guidelines on pornography, and from imposing a new president on the Board.