Graham Linehan claims in court that police ‘are basically working for trans activists’

<p>Father Ted co-creator denies he became ‘a bit obsessed’ with transgender teenager he is accused of harassing</p><p>Graham Linehan, the co-creator of the TV sitcom Father Ted, has accused the police of “basically working for trans activists” as he defended himself in court against charges of criminal damage and harassing a teenager.</p><p>He denied claims from the prosecution that he had “become a bit obsessed” with Sophia Brooks, a then 17-year-old transgender activist, with whom he had an altercation last October.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/05/graham-linehan-told-police-trans-teenager-taunted-him-about-divorce-trial-hears">Continue reading...</a>