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An episode of the sitcom Fawlty Towers was removed UKTV, a streaming service, because it is "racist".

The Bbc -owned platform, it said had not made The Germans, while they carry out an assessment.

In The 1975 episode, Basil Fawlty explains, "don't mention The War " to the German guests, while the Large used very abusive language about the West Indies cricket team.

actor and Creator John Cleese described the movement as "stupid".

He Said the episode was clearly a critique of the racist attitudes.

"One of the things I've learned in The Last 180 years that people have very different senses of Humor," He Said .

"not understand Some of them, that if you make nonsense words in The Mouth of someone you want to have fun, you are broadcasting your views are, they are fun to make. "

UKTV operates channels including Gold, and a spokesman said: "UKTV has temporarily removed in an episode of Fawlty Towers The Germans from the Gold Box Set.

"The episode contains racist insults so we take the episode down, while we can check it. We regularly review older content to ensure it meets the audience and especially the effects of aware of the outdated language.

"Some shows wear, alerts and others to be edited. We want to take The Time to consider our options for this episode. "

The Bbc , the commercial arm of The Bbc -Studios, took over many of the UKTV channels and their digital players in the past year.

The German is still available to view on the Britbox, which is part owned by The Bbc , with a message saying it "contains some offensive racial language of The Time and upsetting scenes". It is also on Netflix with A Warning about "language, [and] discrimination".

This Week , many channels and comedy characters have moved, to reconsider what is acceptable in today's society, tailor-made Black Lives matter protests after the death of George Floyd.

HBO, Max, temporarily removed, Gone With The Wind -because of its "racial representations", and Little Britain was removed from the Bbc Iplayer and Britbox, because "times have changed".

it has Netflix is also Little Britain plus David Walliams and Matt Lucas ' Come Fly With Me and The League of Gentlemen and The Mighty Boosh removed.

Meanwhile, Ant and Dec apologised for the identity of "people of color" on Saturday Night , and requested ITV to the years 2003 and 2004-sketches from its catch-up service to remove.

last week, comedian Leigh Francis is an emotional excuse was, dressed as a black-and-celebrity in the noughties impression show Bo' Selecta.

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Source of news: bbc.com