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‘Little Britain’ Creators Apologize For Blackface Sketches On Past BBC Show

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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerWhite males David Walliams and Matt Lucas, the creators of the BBC-produced show Little Britain, have apologized for their prior use of blackface sketches, saying they now “regret” playing characters of other races.The show, which ran for three years on the BBC starting in 2003, was recently rediscovered by viewers perusing BBC’s iPlayer, Netflix, and BritBox.The offensive BBC-produced shows were removed from the services’ libraries.

Its follow-up, Come Fly With Me, was also taken down by the services.“There’s a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer, which we regularly review,” said a BBC statement.

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