Overview
- The rights holders filed a High Court complaint alleging copyright and design‑right infringement tied to Spitting Image’s The Rest Is Bulls*!t sketch.
- The public court papers do not set out detailed particulars of the claims, and both StudioCanal and Avalon have declined to comment.
- The sketch depicts a Paddington-like puppet co‑hosting a profane podcast with a Prince Harry puppet, making cocaine jokes and interviewing an Elon Musk puppet.
- The contested episode has more than 500,000 views within a YouTube relaunch that has drawn over 10 million views, with fans posting backlash over the portrayal.
- Some media report the claimants may seek damages and an injunction to halt distribution, though those remedies are not confirmed in the disclosed filing.