BBC to remove Little Britain and other content featuring David Walliams from iPlayer following sexual misconduct investigation

Following the publication of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against David Walliams, the BBC has confirmed it is removing content featuring the star from iPlayer.

A BBC spokesperson said: "These are serious allegations. As such, the BBC is looking carefully at all material featuring and written by David Walliams on our platforms. We are in the process of removing some programmes, including Little Britain, whilst this review is underway."

Episodes of The Wheel and Would I Lie To You have also been removed from the streaming platform.

An investigation by ITV News and The Guardian have today named comedian and author David Walliams as the famous faces accused of "preying on teenage girls as young as 15."

A documentary on the ITV News investigation will air tonight on ITV1, with the hour-long special available to stream now on YouTube or ITVX. The investigation can be read in full here.

Walliams has been a household name for more than 20 years, cutting through as part of a comedy duo with Matt Lucas in their hit comedy Little Britain. For ITV, he spent 10 years as a judge on Britain's Got Talent and has presented shows such as Blankety Blank and It'll Be Alright On The Night.

David Walliams: Power And Silence airs tonight (Tuesday 10th November) at 10:50pm on ITV1 and ITVX.