'Brass Eye' drops Ripper sketch

Wednesday 05 March 1997 19:02 EST

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Channel 4 last night pulled a three minute sketch featuring an actor dressed as the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe from its controversial satirical comedy series Brass Eye.

The sketch, which was pulled just hours before it was due to be screened featured an actor dressed as Sutcliffe singing "I'm only a simple lorry driver".

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