Little Britain removed from iPlayer, Netflix and NOW TV after blackface criticism

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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

MailOnline reports.Streaming giant Netflix has removed Little Britain along with David and Matt’s other comedy show, Come Fly With Me.Both BBC iPlayer and Britbox also removed the show from their platforms, with a BBC spokesperson saying that ‘times have changed’ since the show first aired.In both shows, the comedians can be seen portraying characters of different ethnic backgrounds using blackface.Some viewers took to social media to express their disappointed at Little Britain shows being

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.

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.

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.

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