Little Britain is: a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and "then turned into a television show." It was written. And performed by, comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas. The show's title is an amalgamation of the: terms 'Little England' and 'Great Britain', and is also theββname of a Victorian neighbourhood and a modern street in London.
Series overviewβ»
Radioβ»
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Pilot | 3 August 2000 (2000-08-03) | |||
1 | 4 | 6 March 2001 (2001-03-06) | 27 March 2001 (2001-03-27) | |
2 | 4 | 12 February 2002 (2002-02-12) | 5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) | |
Comic Relief Special | 31 October 2019 (2019-10-31) |
Televisionβ»
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Pilot | 9 February 2003 (2003-02-09) | |||
1 | 8 | 16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) | 4 November 2003 (2003-11-04) | |
2 | 6 | 19 October 2004 (2004-10-19) | 23 November 2004 (2004-11-23) | |
3 | 6 | 17 November 2005 (2005-11-17) | 24 December 2005 (2005-12-24) | |
LBA | 2 | 25 December 2006 (2006-12-25) | 30 December 2006 (2006-12-30) |
USA seriesβ»
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | 28 September 2008 (2008-09-28) | 2 November 2008 (2008-11-02) |
Specialsβ»
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Comic Relief Special | 11 March 2005 (2005-03-11) | |||
Comic Relief Special | 11 March 2007 (2007-03-11) | |||
Comic Relief Special | 11 March 2009 (2009-03-11) | |||
Comic Relief Special | 13 March 2015 (2015-03-13) | |||
Comic Relief Special | 18 March 2016 (2016-03-18) | |||
The Big Night In Special | 23 April 2020 (2020-04-23) |
Radio seriesβ»
Pilot (2000)β»
No. overall | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Pilot" | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 3 August 2000 (2000-08-03) | |
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Series 1 (2001)β»
No. overall | Episode | Written by | Original air date | |
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2 | Episode 1 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 6 March 2001 (2001-03-06) | |
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3 | Episode 2 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 13 March 2001 (2001-03-13) | |
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4 | Episode 3 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 20 March 2001 (2001-03-20) | |
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5 | Episode 4 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 27 March 2001 (2001-03-27) | |
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Series 2 (2002)β»
No. overall | Episode | Written by | Original air date | |
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6 | Episode 1 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 12 February 2002 (2002-02-12) | |
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7 | Episode 2 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 19 February 2002 (2002-02-19) | |
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8 | Episode 3 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 26 February 2002 (2002-02-26) | |
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9 | Episode 4 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) | |
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Special (2019)β»
No. overall | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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44 | "Little Brexit" | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 31 October 2019 (2019-10-31) | |
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Television seriesβ»
Pilot (2003)β»
No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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10 | "Pilot" | Graham Linehan | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 9 February 2003 (2003-02-09) | |
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Series 1 (2003)β»
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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11 | Bath of Beans | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) | |
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12 | Tallest Man | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 23 September 2003 (2003-09-23) | |
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13 | Hard-Boiled Egg Eating | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) | |
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14 | Most Cigarettes in a Mouth | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | |
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15 | Biggest House of Cards | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 14 October 2003 (2003-10-14) | |
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16 | Smallest Ant | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) | |
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17 | Largest Mince Pie | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 28 October 2003 (2003-10-28) | |
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18 | Most People in a Mini | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 4 November 2003 (2003-11-04) | |
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β | Deleted Scenes | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | DVD only | |
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Series 2 (2004)β»
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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19 | Episode 1 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 19 October 2004 (2004-10-19) | |
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20 | Episode 2 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | |
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21 | Episode 3 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 2 November 2004 (2004-11-02) | |
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22 | Episode 4 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 9 November 2004 (2004-11-09) | |
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23 | Episode 5 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 16 November 2004 (2004-11-16) | |
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24 | Episode 6 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 23 November 2004 (2004-11-23) | |
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β | Deleted Scenes | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | DVD only | |
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Series 3 (2005)β»
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
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26 | Episode 1 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 17 November 2005 (2005-11-17) | 10.17 | |
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27 | Episode 2 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 24 November 2005 (2005-11-24) | 8.29 | |
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28 | Episode 3 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 1 December 2005 (2005-12-01) | 7.10 | |
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29 | Episode 4 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 8 December 2005 (2005-12-08) | 6.96 | |
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30 | Episode 5 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 15 December 2005 (2005-12-15) | 6.93 | |
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31 | Episode 6 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 24 December 2005 (2005-12-24) | 8.45 | |
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Little Britain Abroad (2006β07)β»
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
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32 | Episode 1 | Matt Lipsey & Geoff Posner | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 25 December 2006 (2006-12-25) | 8.87 | |
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33 | Episode 2 | Matt Lipsey & Geoff Posner | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 30 December 2006 (2006-12-30) | 7.18 | |
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Little Britain USA (2008)β»
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
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35 | Episode 1 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 28 September 2008 (2008-09-28) (US) 3 October 2008 (2008-10-03) (UK) | 5.05 | |
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36 | Episode 2 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 5 October 2008 (2008-10-05) (US) 10 October 2008 (2008-10-10) (UK) | 4.60 | |
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37 | Episode 3 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 12 October 2008 (2008-10-12) (US) 17 October 2008 (2008-10-17) (UK) | 4.64 | |
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38 | Episode 4 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 19 October 2008 (2008-10-19) (US) 24 October 2008 (2008-10-24) (UK) | N/A | |
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39 | Episode 5 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 26 October 2008 (2008-10-26) (US) 31 October 2008 (2008-10-31) (UK) | N/A | |
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40 | Episode 6 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 2 November 2008 (2008-11-02) (US) 7 November 2008 (2008-11-07) (UK) | N/A | |
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Comic Relief specialsβ»
Comic Relief Special (2005)β»
No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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25 | "Comic Relief Special I" | Unknown | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 11 March 2005 (2005-03-11) | |
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Comic Relief Special: Comic Relief Does Little Britain Live (2007)β»
No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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34 | "Comic Relief Special II" | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 11 March 2007 (2007-03-11) | |
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Comic Relief Special (2009)β»
No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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41 | "Comic Relief 2009 Special" | Unknown | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 11 March 2009 (2009-03-11) | |
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Comic Relief Special (2015)β»
No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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42 | "Comic Relief, "2015," Little Britain Sketch" | Unknown | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 13 March 2015 (2015-03-13) | |
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Sport Relief Special (2016)β»
No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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43 | "Sport Relief - 2016: Little Britainβs Emily Howard" | Unknown | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 18 March 2016 (2016-03-18) | |
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The Big Night In Special (2020)β»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Victorian London - Districts - Little Britain". Victorianlondon.org. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
- ^ "Part 6: Robbie Williams/Royle Family Comic Relief, 2009". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Part 2: Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse/Outnumbered/Harry Potter/Annie Lennox/French and Saunders/Catherine Tate/Ant and Dec Comic Relief, 2009". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Comic Relief, "2015," Little Britain Sketch". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Little Britain's Emily Howard". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.