Episodes of Pang in the building are removed by the BBC

The British public service giant has so far not revealed the reason for the decision to remove the section from the service - or whether it is permanent.

"We do not comment on individual titles, but regularly review our programs and make changes, add warnings and make tabular changes where necessary to meet our audience's expectations," said a spokesman for UKTV, according to the Guardian.

A pervasive theme in the classic 1970s series, set in a chaotic guesthouse in the British coastal town of Torquay, is John Cleese's character Basil Fawlty's ability to constantly offend the guests.

In the current episode, now removed from UKTV, he also spends much of his time mocking a group of German tourists - which has often been referred to as the "Don't mention the war" episode.

In the section, there were also racist replicas in the original version, where among other things, the guest house's regular guest "The Colonel" pronounces in derogatory raster terms when he tells an anecdote about the West Indies cricket team - and where John Cleese's character Basil Fawlty reacts strongly to being treated by a black doctor in the section.

Many broadcasters began editing these scenes in the section, which aired for the first time in 1975, some ten years ago.

Earlier this week, British streaming services also removed episodes of the Little Britain television series where actors wear "blackface" makeup. Netflix has also removed the British comedy series Mighty boosh for the same reason.