Graham Linehan was arrested by armed police officers at Heathrow airport for writing gender-critical posts on social media.
The Irish comedy writer – who came up with TV sitcoms Father Ted, The IT Crowd and Black Books – has become a vocal critic of the trans rights movement in recent years.
In a lengthy post on his Substack blog, the 57-year-old claimed he was detained at the airport by five officers after returning from Arizona over three tweets posted in April.
Graham Linehan has been arrested at Heathrow by 5 police upon his return to the UK.
His crime was these 3 posts.
He was taken to hospital after his blood pressure spiked, and has been banned from posting on X.
Freedom of speech is dead in the UK.@Glinner @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/fhYWr49fS6
— Billboard Chris (@BillboardChris) September 2, 2025
