Little Britain Series Three - The Memorable TV DVD Review

Based on the highly successful Radio 4 series, Little Britain is a hilarious exploration of the British Isles and its curious inhabitants after a successful pilot earlier this year. The programme travels from the Scottish highlands, through Wales, the tranquil English countryside and the less tranquil council estates of Britain's inner cities, while the narrator (Tom Baker) adds his insightful and eloquent comments for those less familiar with these fair Isles.

THE VERDICT

Every decade seems to spring one or two truly exceptional, stand the test of time sketch shows, the seventies gave us Monty Python and the
Goodies, the 80's The Young Ones and the whole new wave of British comedy whilst in the nineties there was Oasis and Blur.

Of course the noughties has sprung up such delights as The League of Gentlemen and now Little Britain. Matt Lucas and David Walliams are two of the most perverse people working in TV today, the characters they create almost all have that same "can I really believe what I'm watching" quality.

There are plenty of new characters on display include a well dodgy mail order bride and the soon to be married man who is still being breast fed by his mother ("I want bitty" is sure to haunt your nightmares) as well as such old favourites as Lou and Andy, Marjorie and the Fat Fighters club, Sebastian Love and the Prime Minister,Dafyd, the only gay in the village and trash-talk teenager Vicky Pollard.

THE EXTRAS

The South Bank Show Special; Little Britain Night Highlights; Deleted Scenes; Commentaries on all episodes and deleted scenes with Matt Lucas and David Walliams; Richard and Judy interview; "Heresy" Radio Episode and David Walliams on "Top Gear"