A father whose son died in the 7/7 London bombings has labelled the makers of a comedy about terrorists as 'morally bankrupt'.

Graeme Russell, 67, from East Peckham, lost his son Philip in the bomb that destroyed a No 30 bus in Tavistock Square five years ago.

He says film Four Lions, released today (Friday), is a step too far.

The comedy features four incompetent jihadists plotting to target the London Marathon.

Mr Russell said: "I was aggrieved someone would choose to make money from a tragic event like 7/7.

"On top of that to make a comedy about it shows a total lack of respect and really shows they are morally bankrupt.

"They cannot offer to my mind a justification for making a film like this.

"It's not five years since 7/7 happened and because of that even a documentary on it is difficult. But a comedy just shows a total lack of respect and it is totally wrong.

"Whether people choose to see the film is entirely up to them, what I would say is, if it was one of your relatives would you want a comedy to be made out of events leading up to their death? Then decide whether you want to see the film or not."

The film is the creation of controversial comedian Chris Morris who was responsible for the ground-breaking satirical comedy series Brass Eye.