Sky Drops David Walliams' 'Fing!' After Harassment Allegations

Sky has pulled out of distributing "Fing!", the fantasy feature co-written by and starring David Walliams, following sexual harassment allegations against the comedian and children's author.

The Comcast-owned broadcaster had billed the film as a Sky Original in the U.K., with a release date pegged for early 2027. That plan is now dead. Sky's exit follows a joint investigation by the Guardian and ITV News, published Tuesday, in which Walliams was accused of grooming fans as young as 15.

What did Sky actually say?

The network did not mince words. "The allegations made against David Walliams are extremely serious. We have notified the producers of the film of our intention to exit our position as the U.K. & Ireland licensee of 'Fing,'" a Sky spokesperson told Variety.

The spokesperson added that Sky had "already removed content which features [Walliams] from our platforms." That is a sweep, not a pause. One film dropped, a back catalogue scrubbed.

What does the investigation allege?

The Guardian and ITV News report, published Tuesday after Walliams failed to get an injunction, makes grave claims. Walliams is accused of:

• Grooming fans as young as 15
• Inviting teenage girls to his house, where they stayed over, and to his dressing rooms
• "Pestering" and "pressuring" young women — including models and an employee at his publisher HarperCollins — to go out with him and, in some cases, take part in sexual activity

These are allegations, not findings. But they were serious enough for a high court to decline an injunction, and for three major industry players to act within days.

Who else has cut ties?

Sky is not alone. The BBC said it would remove shows starring or written by Walliams — including "Little Britain", the sketch series that made him a household name — from its streaming site. Independent Talent Group, his agency, dropped him as well.

The speed matters. Report out Tuesday; distributor, broadcaster and agency gone almost immediately. Nobody in this chain is waiting for due process to run its course in public relations terms.

What happens to 'Fing!' now?

The film's position is awkward, to put it mildly. "Fing!" premiered at Sundance, the festival that launched plenty of awards contenders, and carries recognisable names: Walliams wrote the source children's book, co-wrote the screenplay and co-starred alongside Taika Waititi and Mia Wasikowska.

It now has no U.K. or Ireland distributor. A completed, festival-premiered feature with a 2027 slot and nowhere to land — that is a rare and expensive predicament for any producer, and the film's future in those territories now depends on whether another distributor is willing to attach Walliams-adjacent baggage to its slate.

For Walliams, the fallout is broader than one film. A career built on children's books, family television and prime-time comedy rests heavily on institutional trust — the BBC, HarperCollins, major broadcasters — and that trust is evaporating in real time.