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Rowan Atkinson sketch in which One Direction are compared to Jesus's disciples draws 487 complaints

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A COMIC RELIEF sketch in which Rowan Atkinson played a fictional Archbishop of Canterbury was the single most complained about television broadcast this year.

Media regulator Ofcom received 487 complaints about the sketch, which ran as part of BBC's Comic Relief marathon 'Funny for Money' in March. In it, Atkinson compared One Direction to Jesus's disciples and told viewers that "love your neighbour does not mean shag your neighbour".

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