Little Britain angers WI

The BBC has been forced to remove a logo from a Little Britain sketch about two projectile vomiting racists after a complaint from the Women's Institute, it was confirmed today.

In the award winning comedy series two characters named Judy and Maggie appear under a "WI" logo tasting jam at garden fetes. But whenever a person who is not white or heterosexual is mentioned, they let out a stream of vomit.

The logo which is "similar" to the official logo of the Women's Institute has now been cut from the show after the BBC received a letter from the organisation's solicitors.

A corporation spokesman said: "The complaint from the Women's Institute was about the use of a logo which was similar to theirs. The letter mentions infringement of copyright. That's the only complaint they have made.

"The logo (which featured in the programme when it aired on BBC3) will now be cut before the show goes on BBC1.

"There will be no mention of the Women's Institute.

"The Judy and Maggie sketches will not be changed in any other way."

In one sketch, Judy emits a stream of sick when she learns the raspberry jam she is eating was made by a woman who married a black man. The same thing happens when she discovers the marmalade she is tasting was made by a "Sanjana Patel".

On another occasion, Maggie is chatting to a Conservative MP when Judy gives them both a bonbon. When Maggie is told it was made using one of Ainsley Harriott's recipes she throws up on the politician, before inviting him to come and speak to their meeting again.

The BBC spokesman added: "The Little Britain characters are very much a pop at idiosyncracies. They're always really exaggerated.

"The pop is at the people who are doing the sketches. They're not portraying normal people whatsoever.

"It's like David Walliams (who stars in the show) said, 'It's a bit edgy at times but I think people realise we are trying to be funny and not offensive'.