The essential episodes of Little Britain
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Little Britain — each pick states its reason.
- 01
In the town of Darkly Noon, Vicky Pollard is in trouble with her teacher. Sebastian Love is jealous of another MP, while Emily Howard visits a pub and finds an admirer. For Andy's birthday, Lou takes him to the opera and at Kelsey Grammar School, the teacher tells the pupils to read Dickens. Hypnotist Kenny Craig goes on a date and Jeremy Rent has a part in Macbeth for Dennis Waterman.
- 02
A mix of hilarious character-based sketches taking a look at life in the new millennium by following the lives of some extraordinary and sometimes sinister folk. It asks 'Just who are Britain? What do they? And why?'.
- 03
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Lou and Andy visit the seaside, and there is a new member at Fat Fighters.
- 04
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Their gallery of outrageous characters here includes Marjorie Dawes, Lou and Andy, and Bubbles.
- 05
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Andy wants a snake, and unscrupulous hypnotist Kenny Craig has some videos for sale.
- 06
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. There is good news for Dennis, and Marjorie Dawes bumps into Paul while out shopping.
- 07
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Teenage mother Vicky Pollard tells her social worker that she has swapped her baby for a Westlife CD.
- 08
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Sebastian helps out with an important visit from the Italian Prime Minister, and Vicky Pollard goes back to school.
- 09
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.
- 10
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Sketch characters include Emily and Florence, Michael and Sebastian, Bubbles, the 'Right On' Lecturer, Anne and Dr Lawrence, Marjorie Dawes and Daffyd. Plus Lou and Andy are in the countryside, and Judy of the Women's Institute projectile vomits over a visiting MP when she discovers the vol-au-vents were made to a recipe by Ainsley Harriott. Features cameo turns by Anthony Head, Geraldine James and Vincent Marzello.
- 11
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Vicky Pollard smokes on a bus, Lou and Andy go ice-skating, and there is a robbery in a jewellery shop. Emily and Florence take a walk, and Meera of the Fat Fighters wins a lottery. With Anthony Head and Jamie Theakston.
- 12
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Dr Lawrence watches Anne take part in a theatre production and Emily and Florence go to the ballet. With Anthony Head and Geraldine James.
- 13
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Emily and Florence play tennis, while Kenny Craig has a girlfriend. With Anthony Head and Jon Culshaw.
- 14
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain. Lou and Andy go to the seaside and Dafydd has been to a rugby match. Featuring Anthony Head and Geraldine James, narrated by Tom Baker.
- 15
Matt Lucas and David Walliams take a comic look at life in Britain, helped out by guests Rob Brydon, Anthony Head and Imelda Staunton.
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