Farage to say UK has ‘authoritarian censorship regimes’ after Linehan arrest The Reform UK leader will give evidence to the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on free speech in the UK. Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Morning Mail: Warning on Nauru plan, neo-Nazi charged over Camp Sovereignty attack, 40-year-old ‘megaburg’ crumbles Lawyers say stripping non-citizens of natural justice is ‘extreme overreach’; Thomas Sewell to face Melbourne magistrates court today The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025
JK Rowling and Elon Musk lead the backlash over Graham Linehan’s arrest After the Father Ted creator was arrested over a series of social media messages about the trans community, JK Rowling and Elon Musk have led the backlash against police seizing Graham Linehan. BANG Premier · Sep 2, 2025
Arrest of Father Ted creator Graham Linehan over trans posts condemned Conservative MPs described it as ‘ridiculous’ and accused the police of ‘arresting people for making jokes’. Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrested over posts on transgender issues Comedy writer intercepted by five armed officers at Heathrow after flying in from Arizona The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025
Graham Linehan claims he was arrested at Heathrow Airport for posts about trans people The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a man in his fifties was arrested at Heathrow airport on Monday The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan to sue Met over arrest for ‘anti-trans posts’ — as Starmer tells police to focus on ‘serious crimes’ JK Rowling and Elon Musk among high-profile critics of arrest of Irish comedian, 57, by armed officers after stepping off flight at Heathrow Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan ‘arrested over X posts on trans issues’ Linehan, 57, said he was stopped by police at Heathrow Airport over entries posted on X in April. Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Graham Linehan 'arrested at Heathrow Airport over gender-critical tweets' Graham Linehan has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of "inciting violence" through a series of gender-critical tweets ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 2, 2025
Graham Linehan pleads not guilty to harassment of transgender woman FATHER Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has pleaded not guilty to harassing a transgender woman and damaging her phone... The National (Scotland) · May 12, 2025
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan denies harassing transgender activist The comedy writer says he ‘will not waver in my resolve’ as he faces trial The Independent UK · May 12, 2025
Linehan says he has ‘lost a great deal’ as he denies harassing transgender woman The Irish comedy writer appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with harassing Sophia Brooks and damaging her phone in October last year. Evening Standard · May 12, 2025
Graham Linehan pleads not guilty in court over alleged criminal damage and harassment of trans activist Graham Linehan told cheering supporters outside court: “I will not waver in my resolve.” Evening Standard · May 12, 2025
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan charged with harassment The writer is due to face the charges on May 12 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025 The 15 most problematic TV shows of the 21st century, from Little Britain to Baby Reindeer, ranked THE COUNTDOWN: When it comes to television, there’s ‘aged poorly’ and then there’s ‘what on earth were they thinking?’ – here are the modern series that broadcasters should regret (and we should probably regret watching), as selected by The Independent’s culture desk staff
Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025 Chris O'Dowd says he wishes controversial The IT Crowd creator Graham Linehan would write more Chris O’Dowd says he thinks Graham Linehan is ‘the best comedy writer I’ve worked with’
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025 Chris O’Dowd voices support for controversial TV writer Graham Linehan ‘The IT Crowd’ writer has faced staunch criticism for his anti-transgender views
Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024 Graham Linehan launches social media campaign to get his stalled Father Ted musical on stage The writer claims he turned down an offer of £200,000 to take his name off the planned stage version of the hit TV show
The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2024 A trade union for free speech? Battle lines drawn over groups that claim representative status The Free Speech Union says its members can claim fees as a tax deduction, but ACTU argues unregistered unions cannot provide effective representation
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023 Tough Crowd by Graham Linehan review – all joking aside How a self-defeating obsession derailed the career of one of Britain’s most successful comedy writers
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 The problems with Graham Linehan’s memoir Tough Crowd The ‘Father Ted’ writer who more recently uses his platform to share controversial views on the transgender community has released a memoir describing how his life was ‘smashed to smithereens’. It’s a strange, sad read, writes Louis Chilton – one that crumbles under the slightest scrutiny
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 Graham Linehan ‘dropped by his agent’ after attacking Doctor Who star David Tennant ‘Black Books’ writer criticised Tennant for wearing a t-shirt telling people to ‘leave trans kids alone’
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Graham Linehan ‘dropped by his agent’ after attacking Doctor Who star David Tennant ‘Black Books’ writer criticised Tennant for wearing a t-shirt telling people to ‘leave trans kids alone’
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023 Graham Linehan ‘dropped by his agent’ after attacking Doctor Who star David Tennant ‘Black Books’ writer criticised Tennant for wearing a t-shirt telling people to ‘leave trans kids alone’
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023 Graham Linehan claims he was ‘dropped by his agent’ after attacking David Tennant ‘Black Books’ writer criticised Tennant for wearing a t-shirt telling people to ‘leave trans kids alone’