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Streaming services pull Little Britain

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Streaming services pull Little Britain

The sketch show has been taken off iPlayer, Netflix and BritBox.

The Matt Lucas and David Walliams series was expunged from Netflix’s content offering on Friday (6th June) after concerns resurfaced over some of its characters.

The programme featured Lucas and Walliams wearing make-up to portray characters from different races.

Its ‘stereotypical portrayals’ of vulnerable sections of society have also brought it negative publicity over the years.

The BBC and Britbox took Little Britain off on Monday noting that “times have changed” since it first aired.

“There’s a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer, which we regularly review,” a spokesperson said. “Times have changed since Little Britain first aired [between 2003-2008] so it is not currently available on BBC iPlayer.”

Following their success with Little Britain in the 00s, Lucas and Walliams brought Come Fly With Me to Beeb screens in 2011. The parody of Airport docusoaps has also been removed from Netflix due to the potential of some of its characters to offend.

Furthermore, Netflix has distanced itself from reports that it is in talks with the pair to bring back Little Britain.

Earlier this year, commenting on the possibility of a revival, Lucas noted that he would “love to bring it back”.

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