Netflix pulls ‘The League of Gentlemen’ from its platform over blackface character
The League of Gentlemen has been removed from Netflix in light of the show’s use of blackface.The League of Gentlemen, which began in 1999 and was created by Reece Shearsmith alongside Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton, remains on BBC iPlayer for now.Shearsmith, who is white, plays Papa Lazarou in the BBC series.