Actor Chris Langham has pulled out of a movie event at a school after parents launched a protest over his conviction for possessing child porn.
The award-winning star was booked for a question-and-answer session at a boys' college in Kent in March to promote his comeback film Black Pond.
But he has reportedly cancelled his appearance at the event after a group of parents complained it was inappropriate.
Langham was jailed for 10 months in 2007 after he was found guilty of 15 counts of possessing child porn. He won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award in 2006 for his role as a hapless government minister in BBC political comedy The Thick of It, but has not worked since his release.
But he was delighted when he was given a break and cast in Black Pond last year, although he was aware his return to screens would be met with caution.
Last year he said: "If people think I should do longer of not being allowed back in the room, as it were, then that's not my choice, it's their choice, and I have to respect it. Some people will think it's probably not an idea to be in my orbit until the dust settles and it's all right."
And directors Will Sharpe and Tom Kingsley defended their decision for casting Langham in the project, saying at the time: "We thought, 'Chris is perfect for the part, so why not?' Presumably he's not been inundated with offers and he'll do it for a modest fee."