BBC Pulls Little Britain From iPlayer During Walliams Review

The BBC has taken Little Britain off iPlayer while it reviews all material featuring or written by David Walliams. The decision follows serious allegations against the comedian, which he denies.

A BBC spokeswoman told Deadline that the sketch show will be taken down from iPlayer in its entirety. Episodes were being removed as the trade publication reported on Tuesday 10 November. The series is also no longer available on Netflix.

Walliams co-created Little Britain with Matt Lucas, and the two also starred in it together. The removals reach beyond that one show. Adaptations of Walliams' children's books, including Gangsta Granny, were being taken off iPlayer too. An episode of the family history programme Who Do You Think You Are? that featured Walliams was also removed.

The BBC says it is looking carefully at all material featuring and written by Walliams on its platforms. A review of this kind means no decision has been announced on whether any of the material will return.

The allegations were first published by The Guardian and ITV News. Women quoted in those reports accuse Walliams of using his fame to prey on women as young as 15. The reports also describe exploitative sexual activity with girls and young women.

Walliams has denied all of the allegations. In a statement to ITV News, he said: "I am not a sexual predator" and "I have not broken the law." His lawyers have also said that he made two attempts to take his own life because of the allegations while trying to stop them being published.

These are allegations, and none of them has been tested in court. The BBC review has no set end date that has been announced.