Nigel Farage has attacked Channel 4 comedy Year of the Rabbit for featuring a storyline in which a politician is assassinated while making an anti-immigration speech. 

In the series a right-wing campaigner called Neil Fromage is shot in the head. The spoof-sleuthing series stars Matt Berry as a Victorian crimefighter with sidekicks played by Fredddie Fox and Susan Wokoma. It is written by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley who previously worked on shows including American political comedy Veep.

The Brexit Party leader told the Daily Star Sunday: “This scene is totally sick and frankly irresponsible...I think with Channel 4 we have reached a point where they are so partisan politically in everything they do that they now consistently go beyond what’s acceptable.” 

This latest attack on comedy follows the politician's criticism of Jo Brand after she joked about throwing battery acid rather than milkshakes on Radio 4 series Heresy. 

The Year Of The Rabbit episode referred to is to be broadcast on Monday July 1 at 10pm but is already available online via Sky and Now.