Comedy writer Graham Linehan has case dropped after arrest over trans social media posts | Ents & Arts News

October 20, 2025
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Graham Linehan will face no further action after being arrested over social media posts about trans people.

The Father Ted and IT Crowd creator said his lawyers had been told the case wouldn’t proceed. The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed the move.

Linehan was arrested as he arrived at London Heathrow last month

“After a successful hearing to get my bail conditions lifted (one which the police officer in charge of the case didn’t even bother to attend) the Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the case,” he said on X.

“With the aid of the Free Speech Union, I still aim to hold the police accountable for what is only the latest attempt to silence and suppress gender critical voices on behalf of dangerous and disturbed men.”

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said: “Following careful review of a file submitted by the Metropolitan Police, we have decided that no further action should be taken in relation to a man in his 50s who was arrested on 1 September 2025.”

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