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Calls for Gavin and Stacey to be removed from streaming services in race row

Viewers have demanded Gavin and Stacey be pulled from streaming services after the much-loved show was plunged into a race row.

The outcry centres on the characters "Chinese Alan" and "Seth the black fella" and comes in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests that have taken place across the UK.

There has been a mixed response to the calls for the comedy, which is available to watch Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and Google Play Movies & TV, to be axed, reports the Mirror.

One person wrote: "With this whole cancel culture I hope @bbc now removes #gavinandstacey from @bbciplayer, @netflix @BritBox_UK.

"The show is misogynistic, racist, homophobic and guilty of fat shaming."

The demand comes after Little Britain was dropped from Netflix, BBC and BritBox over the use of blackface. Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly also apologised for dressing up as people from other cultures in now removed Saturday Night Takeaway episodes.

But now the spotlight has turned on Gavin and Stacey.

One fan wrote: "If we're doing away with Little Britain can we also get rid of Gavin and Stacey?"

However, beloved fans of the show jumped to its defence.

A viewer added: "Gavin and Stacey isn’t really offensive."

The show, filmed in Barry, South Wales, returned to our screens at Christmas last year for the first time in 10 years.

The original cast reassembled for James Corden and Ruth Jones' script to delight long-time fans.

It's hotly-anticipated return wasn't without controversy as a homophobic slur caused controversy at the time.

The writers defended their decision to include the foul-mouthed lyrics in characters Nessa and Bryn's karaoke of the song Fairytale of New York.

Its lyrics were: “You scumbag, you maggot/ You cheap lousy f****t/ Happy Christmas, your arse/ I pray God it’s our last.”

The Mirror has approached James Corden and Ruth Jones' representatives for further comment.

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