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Little Britain

★ 7.7 28K votes 2003–2006 3 seasons · 21 episodes Ended BBC One
Sketch & varietySketches, segments and variety formats.This show: 10/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Cringe comedyLaughs mined from social discomfort and embarrassment.This show: 7/10CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 7/10AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Matt LucasDavid WalliamsTom BakerPaul PutnerAnthony HeadJoann Condon
Written by
Matt LucasDavid Walliams
Starring
Matt LucasDavid WalliamsTom BakerPaul PutnerAnthony HeadJoann Condon
Written by
Matt LucasDavid Walliams
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"Catchphrase comedy that defined a noisy era"

A sketch comedy series presenting a parade of exaggerated British characters and catchphrases, from officious jobsworths to eccentric locals, each returning across episodes with escalating running gags. The tone is broad, silly, and unapologetically absurd, leaning on repetition and shock value rather than plot. It moves fast between blackout sketches, carried almost entirely by its two lead performers' commitment to grotesque characterisation and comic timing. Watching it feels like flipping through a gallery of caricatures pushed to extremes, some biting, some purely daft, all delivered with a knowing wink to the audience about how ridiculous it all is.

Watch it for

the sheer commitment of its performers to characters built entirely on repetition and absurdity.

Maybe skip if

you find sketch-based repetition grating or find some of its humour dated and uncomfortable today.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Season 12003
7.63K94h 21m
Take a surreal tour of the British Isles in this character-based sketch show from two of Britain's most promising young comics.
Season 22004
7.72K62h 45m
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. With Vanessa Feltz, Nigel Havers, Anthony Head, Geraldine James and Ruth Madoc.
Season 32005
7.72K62h 55m
The third series of the double-Bafta award-winning show, finds Matt Lucas and David Walliams bang on form.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Matt Lucas Various Roles, Andy Pipkin, Daffyd Thomas
David Walliams Various Roles, Jason, Sebastian
Tom Baker Narrator
Paul Putner Various Roles, Paul
Anthony Head The Prime Minister
Joann Condon Fat Pat
Charu Bala Chokshi Meera
Steve Furst Various Roles, Dr. Beagrie
Leelo Ross Tanya
Ruth Jones Myfanwy

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