The ad, created by Grey London, showed Harriot resting his face on the hob and kissing it three times saying: "It's a love/hate relationship. Love cooking on it. Hate fighting burnt-on grease off it. Now I just leave it. Fairy Power Spray. Everyday you squirt, wait and wipe. Love it."
Procter & Gamble, which manufactures Fairy, said it believed only very young children might consider copying Harriot's actions and that the height of the cooker top would prevent those children from doing so.
However, the Advertising Standards Authority asked the BACC to impose a scheduling restriction after viewers complained to ensure that it was not broadcast in or around programming made for or targeted specifically at children.
The breach came as five people complained that an ad for IPC Magazines' Pick Me Up was irresponsible because it showed a fireman emerging out of a fridge.
Viewers were concerned that children would copy it and accidentally lock themselves inside the fridge.
The ASA ruled that the ad used "unsophisticated slapstick", which it thought was basic enough for children to understand.
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