Little Britain removed from Netflix, Britbox and iPlayer over blackface characters
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLittle 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 Floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed in America after a police officer knelt on his neck.In Little Britain, Walliams sported black make-up and a large afro wig to play the overweight black woman Desiree DeVere.Lucas also used blackface to play Pastor.
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