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# Graham Linehan arrested at Heathrow over social media posts on trans issues
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/graham-linehan-arrested-at-heathrow-over-social-media-posts-on-trans-issues/
- Published: 2025-09-02T13:41:10.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-02T13:41:10.000Z
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: UK

**Graham Linehan**, the controversial co-creator of *Father Ted*, has been arrested at **Heathrow Airport** on suspicion of inciting violence through social media posts concerning trans people.

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer was detained by five officers upon arrival from **Arizona** on Monday afternoon. According to Linehan, he was escorted to a private area and informed that he was under arrest for three posts made on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in April.

The **Metropolitan Police** confirmed that a man in his fifties was arrested at 1pm on suspicion of inciting violence. While they did not officially name Linehan, they stated that the arrest was related to posts on X and that the man was taken to hospital due to concerns over his health. His condition was described as “neither life-threatening nor life-changing,” and he has since been bailed pending further investigation.

Linehan described the experience on his blog, claiming he was “arrested at an airport like a terrorist” and that the stress of the situation caused his blood pressure to reach “stroke territory.” He was held in a cell, questioned about the posts, and later taken to A&E for medical observation.

The posts in question included one urging people to “call the cops” on trans-identifying individuals and, “if all else fails, punch him in the balls.” Another featured a photo of a protest with LGBTQ+ flags captioned “A photo you can smell,” and a third expressed hatred toward trans activists, calling them “misogynists and homophobes”.

Linehan has long been a vocal critic of trans activism and is facing separate legal proceedings. He is due to appear at **Westminster Magistrates’ Court** on Thursday over charges of harassment and criminal damage involving trans activist Sophia Brooks. He has pleaded not guilty to both charges.

His bail conditions include a ban from using the X platform, which he described as “a legal gag order designed to shut me up while I’m in the UK.”