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Meet the Ukippers: These people were left dumbfounded by a BBC documentary about Ukip

BBC Two documentary was greeted with disbelief by some

Jon Stone
Monday 23 February 2015 07:46 EST
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Martyn Heale, the local Ukip party chairman, is featured in the BBC programme (BBC)
Martyn Heale, the local Ukip party chairman, is featured in the BBC programme (BBC) (BBC)

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The BBC documentary Meet the Ukippers aired on BBC Two on Sunday.

It included a now-expelled councillor who said she had a problem with black people, an overworked press officer making sure people didn't say the wrong thing, and a huge, huge collection of clown figurines.

A lot of people found it pretty astonishing.

Things got off to a more-or-less benign start.


They escalated quickly, however.


Others suspected a conspiracy theory.


In the end many viewers were begging for more.

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