Apology comes after the show was removed from Netflix, BritBox and BBC iPlayer
"David and I have both spoken publicly in recent years of our regret that we played characters of other races. Once again we want to make it clear that it was wrong and we are very sorry," Lucas tweeted.Come Fly With Me
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