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British sketch comedy Little Britain — a hugely popular show in the mid-2000s and one that made household names in the U.K. of its creators and stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams — has been pulled from Netflix, BritBox and the BBC's iPlayer over concerns about racism, in particularly the use of blackface on several characters.

according to Variety, which adds that the other two networks yanked the content this week. All three streamers also removed the comedians’ follow-up 2010 film “Come Fly With Me.”“There’s a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer which we regularly review,” a BBC spokesperson told Variety.

Netflix, BBC iPlayer, and BritBox have removed “Little Britain” from their streaming services amid the Black Lives Matter protests.

Tim Dams Streamers Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox have removed comedy series “Little Britain” from their platforms amid concerns about its use of blackface for certain characters.Variety has confirmed that Netflix pulled the BBC series, which was written by and stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams, on Friday.

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