A Youtuber being sued over a video criticising a controversial landlord will be represented for free by a top legal team.

Vlogger Danny Hyde will now have the support of highly regarded lawyers Gerard Clarke of Blackman Chambers and Giles Peaker of Anthony Gold when he appears in court being sued by landlord Fergus Wilson for a video on his YouTube channel Danny Hyde TV.

In the video, the 29-year-old from Glastonbury, Somerset complained about a policy created by Mr Wilson banning 'coloureds' from renting his properties because of the smell of curry.

Maidstone County Court found the directive to be unlawful in November last year.

The landlord, from Boughton Monchelsea, objects to the video because of a number of expletives used to describe him and is suing him for what he says are "grossly offensive" comments that are in breach of the Malicious Communications Act 1988.

He has always said the 'no coloureds' policy was about the smell of curry when tenancies had come to an end.

The YouTuber said the two lawyers were heroes after they offered to represent him free of charge.

"I am going to name my children after them and spend my free time singing about them while skipping around my may pole.

"I now feel very calm and confident about the whole situation."

Mr Giles, Mr Hyde's instructing solicitor said: “This looked like a hugely imbalanced action by the Wilsons against a young man with extremely limited means.

“What I could see of the case, it looked like it wasn’t a proper claim.”

Sam Percival, a friend of Mr Hyde created a Crowdfunder page to raise money for legal fees as the online comedian has a low income working as a painter and decorator.

The money raised by the Crowdfunder page will now be used to pay court costs, copying fees, and travel expenses.

Views of the video have quadrupled since the case began gaining publicity and Mr Hyde is now offering printed t-shirts featuring the terms which have got him into hot water for donations of £30 or over to the Crowdfunder page.