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BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING Little Britain - Series 1 [2003]
Britain, Britain, Britain, land of technological achievement. We've had running water for over ten years, an underground tunnel that links us to Peru, and we invented the cat, narrates Tom Baker gleefully at the beginning of <I>Little Britain</I>, introducing the first hit show for fledgling digital channel BBC3 and the best new comedy since <I>The League of Gentlemen</I>. In fact, creators and stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams acknowledge a large debt to the <i>League</I>, not only in the gallery of grotesques all performed by the duo, but also in the way in which the familiar sketch-show format is expanded by clever use of locale: not Royston Vasey here, but Britain itself in all its perverse splendour: from Darkly Noon, where chavette Vicky Pollard seems all too frighteningly real (Yeah, but no, but yeah. Shut up!), to the Welsh village with only one gay, to the council estate where buck-toothed Lou looks after apparently wheelchair-bound Andy (Yeah, I know), to Kelsey Grammar School where pupils are baffled and confused by their fusty teacher, and many more besides. It's unashamedly puerile stuff and, as with <I>The Fast Show</I> before it, many sketches rely on a single incident or catchphrase repeated over and over in only slightly different contexts. But it works brilliantly, thanks to the characterisations of Lucas and Walliams, their sharp eye for the eccentricities of modern life, and of course that surreal voiceover from Tom Baker. <P><B>On the DVD:</b> This is a handsome two-disc set chock full of tasty extras. Lucas and Walliams provide a surprisingly serious commentary, joined in turn by producer Myfanwy Moore and director Steve Bendelack (a <I>League of Gentlemen</I> alumnus). There's the original pilot episode, plus plenty of deleted scenes, live sketches, several behind-the-scenes segments, an interview with Jonathan Ross, and a half-hour <I>Best of Rock Profiles</I>, the hilarious spoof series in which Walliams and Lucas impersonated various rock stars. If that's not enough, you can also select from a gallery to watch all the sketches featuring your favourite characters. Another triumph for Auntie Beeb. --<I>Mark Walker</I>
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BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING Little Britain - Series 1 & 2 (4 DVD box set)
Bundling together the first two series of the smash hit BBC series, this double pack of <I>Little Britain: Series 1 & 2</I> is an economical and entertainment-packed way to catch up with one of the comedy phenomenon of the decade. <P> A sketch show focusing on an eclectic selection of characters, there's plenty here to enjoy. From catchphrase comedy, including Dafydd, the only gay in the village, and the yeah-but-no-but-yeah-spouting Vicky Pollard, through to quieter, wryly observed takes on everyday life, it's hard <I>not</I> to be entertained. <P> It's tricky to pick highlights, but the trick here is that the show' creators--Matt Lucas and David Walliams--have created numerous memorable characters, and have a great knack at putting them in tightly written, at times gut-bustingly funny scenarios. Witness the adventures of wheelchair-bound Andy, as he leads his carer Lou on a merry dance, for evidence. <P> <I>Little Britain</I> isn't a flawless show by any means, and there are a fair share of troughs to the undeniable peaks. Yet Lucas and Walliams, through both their writing and performances, keep the laughs coming regularly and reliably. For <I>Little Britain</I> is fast, frequently very funny indeed, and has enough moments to ensure these discs will be spun time and time again.--<I>Simon Brew</I>
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BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING Little Britain - Series 2 [UMD Mini for PSP]
Release Date: 2005-12-12, Rating Suitable for 15 years and over,
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