List of Little Britain episodes
Appearance
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Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written and performed by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas. The show's title is an amalgamation of the terms 'Little England' and 'Great Britain', and is also the name of a Victorian neighbourhood and a modern street in London.[1]
Series overview
[edit]Radio
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Pilot | 3 August 2000 | |||
1 | 4 | 6 March 2001 | 27 March 2001 | |
2 | 4 | 12 February 2002 | 5 March 2002 | |
Comic Relief Special | 31 October 2019 |
Television
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Pilot | 9 February 2003 | |||
1 | 8 | 16 September 2003 | 4 November 2003 | |
2 | 6 | 19 October 2004 | 23 November 2004 | |
3 | 6 | 17 November 2005 | 24 December 2005 | |
LBA | 2 | 25 December 2006 | 30 December 2006 |
USA series
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | 28 September 2008 | 2 November 2008 |
Specials
[edit]Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Comic Relief Special | 11 March 2005 | |||
Comic Relief Special | 11 March 2007 | |||
Comic Relief Special | 11 March 2009 | |||
Comic Relief Special | 13 March 2015 | |||
Comic Relief Special | 18 March 2016 | |||
The Big Night In Special | 23 April 2020 |
Radio series
[edit]Pilot (2000)
[edit]No. overall | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Pilot" | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 3 August 2000 | |
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Series 1 (2001)
[edit]No. overall | Episode | Written by | Original air date | |
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2 | Episode 1 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 6 March 2001 | |
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3 | Episode 2 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 13 March 2001 | |
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4 | Episode 3 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 20 March 2001 | |
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5 | Episode 4 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 27 March 2001 | |
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Series 2 (2002)
[edit]No. overall | Episode | Written by | Original air date | |
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6 | Episode 1 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 12 February 2002 | |
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7 | Episode 2 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 19 February 2002 | |
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8 | Episode 3 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 26 February 2002 | |
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9 | Episode 4 | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 5 March 2002 | |
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Special (2019)
[edit]No. overall | Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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44 | "Little Brexit" | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 31 October 2019 | |
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Television series
[edit]Pilot (2003)
[edit]No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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10 | "Pilot" | Graham Linehan | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 9 February 2003 | |
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Series 1 (2003)
[edit]No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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11 | Bath of Beans | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 16 September 2003 | |
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12 | Tallest Man | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 23 September 2003 | |
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13 | Hard-Boiled Egg Eating | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 30 September 2003 | |
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14 | Most Cigarettes in a Mouth | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 7 October 2003 | |
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15 | Biggest House of Cards | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 14 October 2003 | |
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16 | Smallest Ant | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 21 October 2003 | |
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17 | Largest Mince Pie | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 28 October 2003 | |
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18 | Most People in a Mini | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 4 November 2003 | |
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– | Deleted Scenes | Steve Bendelack | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | DVD only | |
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Series 2 (2004)
[edit]No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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19 | Episode 1 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 19 October 2004 | |
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20 | Episode 2 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 26 October 2004 | |
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21 | Episode 3 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 2 November 2004 | |
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22 | Episode 4 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 9 November 2004 | |
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23 | Episode 5 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 16 November 2004 | |
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24 | Episode 6 | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 23 November 2004 | |
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– | Deleted Scenes | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | DVD only | |
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Series 3 (2005)
[edit]No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [2] | |
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26 | Episode 1 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 17 November 2005 | 10.17 | |
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27 | Episode 2 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 24 November 2005 | 8.29 | |
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28 | Episode 3 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 1 December 2005 | 7.10 | |
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29 | Episode 4 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 8 December 2005 | 6.96 | |
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30 | Episode 5 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 15 December 2005 | 6.93 | |
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31 | Episode 6 | Declan Lowney | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 24 December 2005 | 8.45 | |
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Little Britain Abroad (2006)
[edit]No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [2] | |
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32 | Episode 1 | Matt Lipsey & Geoff Posner | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 25 December 2006 | 8.87 | |
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33 | Episode 2 | Matt Lipsey & Geoff Posner | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 30 December 2006 | 7.18 | |
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Little Britain USA (2008)
[edit]No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [2] | |
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35 | Episode 1 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 28 September 2008(US) 3 October 2008 (UK) | 5.05 | |
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36 | Episode 2 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 5 October 2008(US) 10 October 2008 (UK) | 4.60 | |
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37 | Episode 3 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 12 October 2008(US) 17 October 2008 (UK) | 4.64 | |
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38 | Episode 4 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 19 October 2008(US) 24 October 2008 (UK) | N/A | |
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39 | Episode 5 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 26 October 2008(US) 31 October 2008 (UK) | N/A | |
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40 | Episode 6 | Michael Patrick Jann & David Schwimmer | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 2 November 2008(US) 7 November 2008 (UK) | N/A | |
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Comic Relief specials
[edit]Comic Relief Special (2005)
[edit]No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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25 | "Comic Relief Special I" | Unknown | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 11 March 2005 | |
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Comic Relief Special: Comic Relief Does Little Britain Live (2007)
[edit]No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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34 | "Comic Relief Special II" | Matt Lipsey | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 11 March 2007 | |
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Comic Relief Special (2009)
[edit]No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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41 | "Comic Relief 2009 Special" | Unknown | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 11 March 2009[3][4] | |
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Comic Relief Special (2015)
[edit]No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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42 | "Comic Relief, 2015, Little Britain Sketch" | Unknown | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 13 March 2015[5] | |
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Sport Relief Special (2016)
[edit]No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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43 | "Sport Relief - 2016: Little Britain’s Emily Howard" | Unknown | Matt Lucas & David Walliams | 18 March 2016[6] | |
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The Big Night In Special (2020)
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Victorian London - Districts - Little Britain". Victorianlondon.org. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "Weekly top 30 programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
- ^ "Part 6: Robbie Williams/Royle Family Comic Relief, 2009". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Part 2: Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse/Outnumbered/Harry Potter/Annie Lennox/French and Saunders/Catherine Tate/Ant and Dec Comic Relief, 2009". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Comic Relief, 2015, Little Britain Sketch". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Little Britain's Emily Howard". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.