BBC removes Doctor Who episode from iPlayer following David Walliams allegations

An episode of Doctor Who featuring David Walliams has been removed from BBC iPlayer, following the publication of allegations of sexual misconduct against the star.

The episode, titled "The God Complex", aired on 17 September 2011 and featured Walliams playing the role of a moleman-like alien named Gibbis.

Little Britain, the sketch show Walliams co-created with Matt Lucas, has also been taken down, as have episodes of The Wheel and Would I Lie To You? - including last year's Christmas special.

Related: David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct with girls as young as 15

Other programmes removed include adaptations of Walliams’ children's books such as Gangsta Granny and an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? featuring the star.

A BBC Spokesperson said: "These are serious allegations. As such, the BBC is looking carefully at all material featuring and written by David Walliams on our platforms. We are in the process of removing some programmes, including Little Britain, whilst this review is underway."

David Walliams has been named as the celebrity who attempted to block reporting of sexual misconduct allegations against him in a joint investigation published by The Guardian and ITV News.

The TV personality and author has been accused of sexual misconduct with women and girls as young as 15 years old.

Two women, now in their 30s, said they first met Walliams when they were 15, and allege that he subsequently groomed them. One of the women described her experience as “sexual assault”.

Walliams has also been accused of using his power and celebrity to pursue young women, at the time aged between 17 and 22, in his role as judge on Britain’s Got Talent and while signed to the children’s book publisher HarperCollins.

Walliams has denied the allegations against him, rejecting any allegations of criminal activity and saying he has never engaged in the grooming of young women.

The Guardian and ITV News stated they had interviewed 30 sources with first-hand accounts of Walliams’s behaviour. Their investigation spanned more than three years.

The sources include both those who say they experienced direct harassment and those who say they witnessed it in the workplace.

The investigation has now been published after a court rejected a legal attempt by Walliams to prevent its publication.

In a personal letter written to Guardian and ITV News journalists, Walliams wrote: “Looking back, I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with.

“And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely and it is something I never did.”

He added: “I am not a sexual predator. I have not broken the law, but I am devastated that some of the women I met 10 to 20 years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me."