UK council lifts 1979 'Life of Brian' ban

The famous Monty Python comedy 'The Life of Brian' is to be screened for the first time in an English holiday resort after a council ban was declared void, it was announced today.

UK council lifts 1979 'Life of Brian' ban

The famous Monty Python comedy 'The Life of Brian' is to be screened for the first time in an English holiday resort after a council ban was declared void, it was announced today.

The classic film, released in November 1979, was effectively banned in Torbay, south Devon, when the local authority voted that the 15 certificate was not strong enough and that it should be given an 18 rating.

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