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Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas, The Prime Minister (Anthony Head)
Little Britain

Little Britain

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Three / BBC One
  • 2003 - 2016
  • 23 episodes (3 series)

Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at British life in this character-based sketch series. Also features Anthony Head, Joann Condon, Charu Bala Chokshi, Leelo Ross, Ruth Jones and more.

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David Walliams and Matt Lucas make changes to Little Britain on iPlayer

A modified version of Little Britain is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer after changes were made by the sketch show's creators and stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams.

Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 16th March 2022

Walliams & Lucas can't find time to write Little Britain

Little Britain fans are dying to see new episodes after David Walliams and Matt Lucas finally mended their broken friendship, but sadly they just can't find the time to write together.

Vicki Newman, The Mirror, 10th November 2021

BBC snubs pleas to put Little Britain back on iPlayer

Woke BBC bosses have snubbed a plea from Tory MPs to put comedy smash-hit Little Britain back on iPlayer.

Jack Elsom, The Sun, 23rd July 2021

David Walliams writing a new TV series with Matt Lucas

David Walliams has revealed he is writing a new TV series with Little Britain co-star Matt Lucas.

The comedians worked together on the popular sketch comedy show between 2003 and 2007 on television.

Liam Llewellyn, The Sun, 21st May 2021

David Walliams & Alesha Dixon clash over Little Britain

David Walliams and Alesha Dixon were involved in an astonishing Britain's Got Talent bust-up over his Little Britain past. The judges clashed after Alesha referred to David's "inappropriate" parodies in the comedy show.

The Sun, 12th September 2020

Stop deleting our comedy shows

TV is now a battleground for society's culture wars. The new director of the BBC might axe left-wing comedy, but humour exposes what defines, unites and divides us, says the deputy editor of Index on Censorship.

Jemimah Steinfeld, The Independent, 3rd September 2020

No joke: ironic racism in comedy is just not funny

From Matt Lucas and David Walliams's Little Britain to Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat, the idea that it's OK to be racist to mock racism is naive and dangerous

Jason Okundaye, The Guardian, 24th July 2020

Minister: BBC 'taking political correctness' too far

Media minister John Whittingdale said while some shows from the 1960s are now 'wholly unacceptable', he was surprised to see Little Britain removed.

The Express and Star, 21st July 2020

David Walliams criticised after pants video resurfaces

David Walliams is being criticised for a resurfaced video of the comedian humiliating a 16-year-old boy by pulling his trousers and pants down on stage, when performing a Little Britain live show in Australia.

Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 16th July 2020

Little Britain set for reboot as podcast

David Walliams and Matt Lucas want to bring the show back as a podcast despite row over their use of blackface in the hit BBC show.

Janine Yaqoob, The Mirror, 12th July 2020

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