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Are there any shows that got abruptly cancelled because the government didn't like something they said or did? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Not because of the acting or even the political beliefs of the actors, but because something that was said in front of the camera offended a government agent who got the show axed.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I feel like Mark Thomas on Channel 4 was pretty close to this. He seemed to be cancelled and forgotten pretty quickly but still tours. Was hugely anti-establishment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

You could almost argue Channel 4 in general is going through this now. They properly pissed Boris Johnson off back in 2019 and the Tories have been trying to fuck them up ever since.