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I think that’s also Chris Langham who plays the dodgy bookie in the ‘Sad Ken’ episode (‘Parade’). I don’t recall having seen it broadcast for a very long time (although it’s possible I might have missed it), but it is available to stream.

I wonder how much the issue with such material is about viewers potentially being offended at a glimpse of a now disgraced celebrity, and how much is down to the ethics of broadcasters possibly having to pay repeat fees to someone convicted of particularly awful crimes.

One could also point out Paul "Des" Ballard as one of the trick or treaters in the Halloween episode, which passes unedited. The repeat fees/royalties issue with Bottom is an interesting one, as BBC in house it was more generous than for indie producers. Robert Llewellyn always used to claim he'd earned more from VHS sales of the episode where he appeared as a Falklands veteran than all the Red Dwarf VHS sales combined, as they were done on a buyout deal at the time.