‘Little Britain’ Removed by Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox Amid Blackface Concerns

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Little Britain has been removed from streaming services over its use of blackface characters.Netflix, Britbox and iPlayer no longer offer the comedy series, starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas, in their catalogue after criticism over the characters, which sees white men portray black people.The BBC - where the programme aired - said "times have changed".The decision to cut the series comes following the Black Lives Matter protests, which were sparked following the death of George Floyd.Mr

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.

Little Britain, a UK comedy show, has been removed from Netflix and the BBC over the use of blackface.

Little Britain, a UK comedy show, has been removed from Netflix and the BBC over the use of blackface.

Little Britain has been removed from iPlayer because “times have changed” since the comedy first aired, the BBC has said.

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

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNetflix, the BBC and BritBox have all removed Little Britain from their libraries after the Matt Lucas and David Walliams sketch show featured blackface sketches.Netflix pulled the BBC Studios-produced program and its follow-up Come Fly With Me on Friday, while the BBC and BritBox took action this week following days of protests across the world in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.The BBC said: “There’s a lot of historical programming available on BBC

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