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CHANNEL 4 chiefs were in panic last night after a fan threatened to kill boss Andy Duncan's daughter if they did not reinstate the Big Brother live feed.

Police have launched a probe into the sick email as the chief executive has two young girls.

The anonymous nut wrote: "Bring back the live feed or I'll kill your daughter." Channel insiders said they hoped the writer was "lashing out" and did not actually know Mr Duncan's family set-up. One said: "Everyone is very spooked by the email.

"It was a horrible thing to send. We're hoping the reference to killing a 'daughter' was just added for dramatic effect. Andy Duncan does have daughters so it's horrendous to think whoever sent it might know this."

The email was also sent to two other senior staff members and the generic Big Brother email address.

The source said: "We hope it means they were just lashing out to whichever addresses they could get hold of."

C4 has had a string of "vicious" emails after cutting the 24-hour live feed due to a cash crisis.

Now it only runs between the hours of 11pm and 5am. A spokeperson for the channel confirmed: "Members of staff received a written threat from a member of the public.

"We have taken this threat seriously and the matter has been referred to the police."

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The Sun