Harry Enfield Offends A Nation

By Sky News SkyNews - Tuesday, October 7 11:01 am

Comedian Harry Enfield has angered a nation with a 'racist' sketch.

The skit involved a Filipina maid being told by her employer to have sex with another man.

The Philippines government says it has sent a letter of complaint to the BBC.

Foreign Affairs spokesman Claro Cristobal said his government had also protested to the Secretary of State for Women and the Press Complaints Commission.

Filipina politician Risa Hontiveros, a women's rights activist, described the September episode of Harry and Paul as "revolting and disgusting".

The Philippine community in the UK says it has launched a petition condemning the show for the "disgraceful" skit which is "tantamount to racism".

The Philippines is sensitive to the plight of its overseas workers, many of whom work as maids; it is also a deeply religious nation.

The BBC, meanwhile, told Sky News Online that it could not comment because it had not yet received any complaint.

Harry Enfield is no stranger to controversy.

On Monday, the 47-year-old comedian said he had been banned from playing a Muslim hoodie in case it 'caused trouble'.

He was also stopped from playing the character of Father Paddy, a paedophile Roman Catholic priest on the same grounds.

Enfield came to fame on the back of colourful characters such as Stavros, Loadsamoney and Wayne Slob.

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