Monty Python’s Life of Brian, once regarded as a monstrous orgy of blasphemy, has been rendered tame by four decades of societal and cultural upheaval. Christian groups failed to prevent a 2005 BBC broadcast of Jerry Springer: The Opera, in which Christ wears a nappy and admits he’s “a bit gay”; their attempt to prosecute the Corporation for blasphemy was thrown out by the High Court. Blasphemy ceased to be a common law offence in England and Wales in 2008, and Scotland has since followed suit.
Source: Sectarian cinema? | Stephen Daisley | The Critic Magazine