THE BBC has been hit with 266 complaints over an episode of The Vicar Of Dibley about the Black Lives Matter movement. Last week's Christmas special saw Dawn French's character Geraldine Granger delivering a sermon on racism where she took the knee.
In one scene, the vicar called the quaint village "not the most diverse community" before putting up a BLM poster on the parish noticeboard.
The BBC, who had previously defended the scene as "in keeping with the character and the theme of the show", confirmed the 266 complaints last night.
The scene was applauded by some sections of the audience but others complained that the comedy had been “politicised”. One tweeted: "It’s meant to be a comedy.
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