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CLICK HERE FOR LITTLE BRITAIN MERCHANDISE Little Britain is based on the highly successful BBC Radio-4 series. In Little Britain Matt Lucas and David Walliams take viewers on a unique tour of the UK - the rolling hills of England, the Scottish highlands and green valleys of Wales. Little Britain explores all that is mad, bad, quirky, and eccentric about the people and places of Britain. Modern Britain is all here - Daffd is the only gay man in his village, and that's the way he wants to keep it. Marjorie Dawes is a frightening FatFighters group leader while Emily Howard is a totally unconvincing transvestite. The series also features Bernard Chumley, the aging theatre actor with a suspicious need to rid himself of his sister, Kitty. There's romance novelist Dame Sally, who has no idea how to write romantic novels and Des Kaye, a former children's TV star and now a disgruntled employee in that most British of British institutions - the DIY shop. Anthony is a special guest in the series, playing the Prime Minister, Michael. His character is oblivious to the feelings his aide, Sebastian, has for him, leading to some hilarious comedic situations. When interviewed about Little Britain Anthony said, "To come back (from the USA) and be approached about Little Britain, was great. I wasn't sure about it at first, but I met David and Matt, we started rehearsals, and it was fun. I was laughing until I wept in some sketches. The success of it is astonishing." Little Britain is shot on location and in front of a studio audience. |
| The pilot edition was screened on the opening
night of BBC3, and broadcast simultaneously by BBC2. After this, the show was screened
first by BBC3 and then given a complete terrestrial repeat run, the first series on BBC2
from 1 December 2003 to 19 January 2004, the second, re-edited, on BBC1 from 3 December
2004. Little Britain originated on BBC Radio 4 (series one, five editions, 27 February-27 March 2001; series two, four editions, 12 February-5 March 2002). The Little Britain Live Comic Relief stage show, held on November 22, 2006, was shown as part of *Red Nose Day on BBC 1, on March 16th, 2007. |
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Anthony performed in 'Little Britain Live' at the Birmingham NIA on Friday and Saturday, May 5th and 6th, 2006, and in Blackpool at the Blackpool Opera House on Monday and Tuesday, May 8th and 9th, 2006. The Blackpool performances were filmed and have been released on DVD. See below for details. Anthony filmed a 'Little Britain' sketch for Comic Relief 2005. The sketch aired on BBC 1 on Red Nose Day, March 11th, 2005, from 8.30 - 9.00pm. |
For a full selection of Little Britain Merchandise please visit the BBC Shop websites at the following links:
| BBC UK SHOP | BBC AMERICA SHOP | BBC CANADA SHOP |
| Title | Release Date | *Information |
| Little Britain Complete Collection DVD UK | 19th November, 2007 |
Copies can be ordered from the BBC Shop *website |
| Little Britain Abroad DVD UK | 19th November, 2007 |
Copies can be ordered from the BBC Shop *website |
| Official Little Britain 2008 calendar | 1st September, 2007 |
Available to order online. |
| Little Britain Live DVD - USA and Canada | 8th May 2007 |
Available to order online. |
| Comic Relief Does Little Britain Live DVD | 21st February 2007 |
Copies can be ordered from the Comic Relief website. |
| Little Britain series 3 DVD - USA and Canada | 14th November, 2006 |
Copies can be ordered from BBC Canada Shop and BBC America Shop. |
| The Little Britain Box Set Series 1 - 3 and Live Show DVD - UK | 13th November, 2006 |
Copies can be ordered from the BBC UK Shop website. |
| Little Britain Box Set series 1 - 3 DVD - UK | 13th November, 2006 |
Copies can be ordered from the BBC UK Shop website. |
| Little Britain Live DVD - UK | 13th November, 2006 |
The DVD is available in two formats, the regular DVD, and also a special edition including a replica tour programme. Copies can be ordered from the BBC UK Shop here for the regular DVD, and here for the special edition. |
| Little Britain series 3 DVD - UK | 11th September, 2006 |
Copies can be ordered from the BBC UK Shop website. |
| Little Britain Series 2 DVD - USA and Canada | 23rd May, 2006 |
Copies can be ordered from the BBC America Shop website and the BBC Canada Shop website. |
| Little Britain series 1 and 2 Boxset DVD - UK | November 14th, 2005 |
To order please visit the BBC UK Shop website. |
| Little Britain Series 2 DVD - UK | October 10th, 2005 |
Copies can be ordered from the BBC UK Shop website. |
| Little Britain Series One DVD - USA and Canada | August 16th, 2005 |
Copies can be ordered from the BBC America Shop website and the BBC Canada Shop website |
| Little Britain Comic Relief 2005 sketches DVD - UK | February 14th, 2005 |
The 'Little Britain' Comic Relief 2005 sketches include the Prime Minister And Sebastian With The Admiral (Simon Callow) sketch. At least £3.40p from each DVD sale goes to Comic Relief. For more information on Comic Relief, please visit the website. |
| Little Britain Series One DVD - UK | October 11th, 2004 |
Copies can be ordered from the BBC UK Shop website |
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