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Take your intellectual property elsewhere mate and find people with spines to make it. Don't let the buggers get you down.

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And ostrich-like producers now too scared

Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,

And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks

That fought with us against trans tyranny.

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I won't watch a Father Ted that hasn't got your name on it.

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May 24, 2022·edited May 24, 2022

I was sorry to hear the bad news Graham but good for you for being so stubborn and not letting them steal from you. I’m sure the musical will happen at some point in the future but it’s so unfair and frustrating. I don’t know if you saw my comment in the chat, but have you seen what’s been happening to the actress Stacey Guthrie? She was recently in Katherine Tate’s latest show Hard Cell. She tweeted that humans can’t change sex and her agent asked her to delete it. She refused and her agent dropped her. She’s been blacklisted by producers, can’t find a new agent and blocked on social media by other actors as a result. So her ability to find work has been significantly compromised. TRAs have been bullying her and she doesn’t seem to have much support, but she won’t back down 👍🏻 An actor speaking out like she has isn’t commonplace and perhaps you could connect with her, Graham?

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Bunch of fucking weasels. I'm sorry to hear that but you have the upper hand and this shit has a shelf-life; right now Warner Discovery are welcoming back JKR. There are many, many more fans of Father Ted than there are believers in gender ideology; Hat Trick have mistaken a passing, fear-driven, minority trend for a lasting, mainstream movement. Dickheads.

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Fuck the fucking fuckers!

Solidarity!

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I'm so sorry to hear this, Graham. Jesus, I'm gutted, I can only imagine how you feel. What utter shits Hat Trick are. Fuck these people! This is a huge blow to you as an artist. So take today to feel like shit. But you know the tide is turning. And so many many many people are on your side. Sending love and furious solidarity to you.

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What a blow for you. Delivered by your 'lessers'. What you’ve done Graham has taken a lot more courage than Chappelle or Gervais. You are the battered vanguard, and you WILL be rewarded. The Father Ted Musical (the Final Episode) WILL happen, and you’ll be right there with your name in well-deserved lights. I can see it.

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...they will change their mind, or let you have it, in time. So glad you are not giving in to them.It really is your baby and very precious indeed. My biggest worry is that people will not wake up to what's happening until something really awful happens so that the guardian, BBC, Independent, etc cannot ignore. That's scary. The coercive gaslighting is shocking...

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You've been an absolute inspiration . Keep it up. We won't forget.

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Noooooo. . . . would a crowdfunder do the trick? I'd be in.

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Oh Graham I’m so gutted for you, it’s obscene, how you have been treated, it’s just plain wicked. You have such talent and creativity. I can do nothing but send you support and thank you for all you do.

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So sorry Graham. It's very depressing that you have been cancelled so totally. I would definitely contribute to a crowdfunder for YOUR Father Ted but would certainly never ever go and see any other version. Total support Graham xxx

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I’m so so sorry to hear this Glinner but we stand with you.

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Just watched the live.....I'm so sorry Graham. What a shit-show Hat Trick and Sonia F are.

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I’m sorry Graham. I hope your day comes soon and that we all remember who turned a blind eye on this travesty. It’s terribly unfair.

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