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Little Britain - Series 1-3
starring: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Rob Brydon, Estelle Harris, Tony Head
directed by: Steve Bendelack

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014503210120
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL
Label: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: 2 Entertain Video
Region Code: 2
Release Date: November 13, 2006
Running Time: 571 minutes
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Sales Rank: 4575

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Silly, bawdy, brutal, clever, satiric, surreal, lewd and funny
Says our dignified narrator and guide, "Britain...Britain...Britain...land of tradition...fish and fries...the changing of the garden...trooping the colours. Have you ever wondered about the people of Britain? Nor have I..."

And with that, Matt Lucas and David Walliams take us into a Britain far removed from Jane Austin. Lucas is short, fat and hairless, something like a pink, soft kewpie doll. Walliams is tall, hirsute (hair suit?) and, depending on the occasion, wolfish or just showing a lot of teeth. They are the creators, writers and performers of Little Britain, a sketch comedy series centered on the lives of a dozen or so worst examples of British human life. Want an obnoxious, trouble-making teen with a thick accent and ... Read More:

Rating:

- Synopsis: Write one joke, repeat endlessly over three series.
Mash & Peas and Rock Profile showcased what genuine talents Lucas and Walliams are. Little Britain is the tagic, wasted opportunities both have become. While season one was sporadically enjoyable, two and three descended into the very worst kind of British comedy, pandering to the lowest common denominator (sadly now the majority) with catchphrase-comedy - cheap, lazy writing essentially portraying exactly the same joke with next to no progression or development, just minor situational alterations in each episode. Just to exacerbate things, many of the jokes aren't in the least bit funny in the first place, and several are actually quite dubious and one could argue racist. Irony is an art, not an excuse. When all else fails, Lucas and Walliams ... Read More:

Rating:

- Whatever
The first time we meet the various characters and situations created by Walliams and Lucas there is some humour and originality. The first couple of episodes are pretty funny, shocking and outrageous. And then.... every scene is just repeated. So it's the same jokes, the same catchphrases and after a while it dawns on you that these guys are not original and clever they are just crude and have no scruples regarding the offense they will cause. The first time we see someone piss themselves, or ask for "bitty" or say "yer but no" or jump out of a wheelchair it shocks and sometimes causes humour. But by the 20th time?
Watch 2 or 3 episodes and then don't bother.

Rating:

- Like so many programmes that were initially on the raido...
This initially was on Radio 4, and if you track down the cd of it, it is really very funny. Why the tv series caught the imagination of the country in such a potent way is something of a mystery to me. It is very repetitious, but where something like The Fast Show was similar, that was basically much funnier, and kept re-inventing itself. This reminds me of latter Python, and the thoughts at the time of Terry Gilliam; 'when you set out to shock people, after they have got used to being shocked, where do you do with it?', and I think he's right. It's highlights are some of the central characters that have been (by series 3) done to death and the wonderful leathery voice of Tom Baker, but by half way through series 2 you feel like you've eaten a box ... Read More:

Rating:

- Very, very good
If you like the "politically correct" discharge it.
But if you like old style "hard" british humour, i.e. non "polished" like Mr Bean don't miss it

DVD : Little Britain - Series 1-3