An episode of vintage Brit comedy Fawlty Towers has been removed from the streaming service of BBC Studios-owned UKTV over "racial slurs." The episode in question — originally broadcast in 1975 and called The Germans — is renowned for featuring John Cleese's deeply awkward and rude hotel owner demanding that his staff "don't mention the war" around German guests, culminating in him doing a goose-stepping impersonation of Adolf Hitler.
However, it also features a character, the elderly Major Gowen, using highly-offensive and racist language about the West Indies cricket team.
The BBC removed this element from repeat transmissions in 2013, but UKTV was airing the unedited version. "UKTV has temporarily removed an episode of Fawlty Towers ‘The.
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