Doctor Who Club of Australia

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Coming at last place in TV WEEK's What's Hot on TV is Little Britain's new characters saying they are hilarious.

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Series Three Episode Two:
Summary from TV.com-
"• Andy tries his luck at a TV phone-in competition.
• Mrs. Emery visits the post office
• Vicky starts her new job working on an adult chat line.
• Dudley catches Ting-Tong doing something unlady-like in the toilet.
• After another fight with bubbles, Diseree loses more than her towel.
• Linda assists with a course change for a female student with a slight facial hair problem.
• Majorie becomes jealous when her new boyfriend starts being friendly with Tanya.
• Daffyd introduces Myfanwy to his new... girlfriend?
• Mr. Mann is looking to buy a painting of a disappointed horse.
• Don takes Pat to an Indian restaurant, where the food has an unusual effect on him.
• Maggie is recovering well from a kidney transplant, until she's given the name of the doner.
• Sebastian serenades the PM in the Houses of Paliament
• Andy decides to make a trip along the River Thames slightly more interesting."

Andy sucks at the TV competition.
Mrs Emery still disgusting as well as the Bubble/Diseree one.
That is so ewe Vicky getting a call from her Uncle Pete.
Shocking about Ting Tong.
Daffyd having a girlfriend (!) and I wonder what she said in Spanish.
We finally hear Margaret repeating Roy's name as he finally loses patience with Mr Mann.
Maggie was so disgusted about her donor that she even vomited out the kidney. (Nice to see Sally Rogers as the doctor in this sketch.)
We finally see the Prime Minister in Parliament and the Opposition Leader is played by Nigel Haver, Tony Head's co-star in Manchild and Sebastian singing in Parliament was totally unexpected. This Parliament is way smaller than the real House of Commons (after all it only has 646 members).
Cute that Andy is waterskiing at the end.

Coincidentally I saw a Little Britain poster of Vicky on a street near my uni with the words "NO BUT YEAH BUT" on it less than an hour ago.

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Series 3 Episode 3:
Summary from TV.com -
• Vicky has some scandle (sic) to sell to the press.
• Andy wants breasts, but a magazine won't suffice.
• Anne has a new job as a pianist in a posh restaurant.
• An elderly couple visit Carol's travel agent to book a cruise.
• A new revalation for Dudley, Ting Tong not from Pong Pong.
• Sir Norman Fry explains away being caught in a compromising position in a public toilet.
• Marjorie gets a bit too starstruck when Fat Fighters gets a celebrity new member
• Letty, a woman obsessed by pretend frogs, reacts unexpectedly to being given a real frog.
• Diseree catches Bubbles giving Roman a facial, but was he set up?
• Orville the duck is spotted in a supermarket trying to keep a low profile.
• Don unwisely orders another spicy meal.
• Sebastian reacts badly to a book revealing the PM has a few skeletons in his cupboard
• An elderly couple make a donation to the Donkey hospice
• Maggie meets Judy's daughter's coloured boyfriend
• Lou is stopped by the police for speeding.

Eew, Andy having breasts.
Funny dialogue between Dudley and Ting Tong on where Ting Tong comes from.
Didn't understand the references made in Orville the duck sketch.
First time we see Stirling Gallacher and in this season and very pleased to see her again. Prime Minister slept with a Cabinet minister, the Education Secretary a long time ago. I don't think I have seen anyone come up with that before.
Funny how Judy's daughter's fiancee was the only one in the sketch not to be vomited on by Maggie.
Love it when Lou rides the motorbike at the end.
Very funny when Tom says during the closing credits that Matt Lucas and David Walliams are sadly still with us.

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Little Britain on March 22 comes fourth place in TV WEEK's highlights of the day.

[Lara Croft]

Well I took the quiz and I am Emily Howard 43% (that would be right - damdable pretty things I can't resist). I have been watching Little Britain since it has been on the ABC, and I find it funny sometimes - mostly those silly little things that Tom says like "It's early late afternoon morning..." and "In the town of Whore..."

[meglos]

I just took the quiz as well:

You scored as Marjorie Dawes.

Marjorie Dawes - 44%
Ray McCooney - 44%
Sebastian - 38%
Emily Howard - 31%
Anne! - 22%
Vicky Pollard - 13%
Daffyd Thomas - 9%
Andy - 9%

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Series 3, Episode 4:
Summary from TV.com -
• Mrs Emery sees someone she recognises in a Library.
• Emily hits the town with Florence to celebrate her hen night.
• Dudley is unimpressed by the arrival of Ting Tong's mother.
• Roman reveals to Bubbles the reason he left her was because she was too skinny.
• An old man is nearing his end but not as quickly as he thought he would.
• Someone wants to travel to the island featured in Captain Corelli's Mandolin... computer says no.
• Pat and Paul announce that they are going to have a baby. Marjorie tries to be creative with baby names.
• Sid Pegg calls an urgent Neighbourhood Watch meeting about their new enemy - Gypsies.
• Daffyd is scouting for voters for his new political 'Gay Rights For Gays' party
• Linda describes an Indian student to Martin.
• Mr Mann visits Roy's paper shop to buy a magzine about feet problems.
• Sebastian is shocked to discover the PM has grown a mustache.
• Maggie's Old English Sheepdog takes a familiar disliking to a Chinese Shi-tzu.
• Andy takes matters into his own hands when Lou refuses to rescue his frizbee from an electricity pylon.

Talk about naked shopping.
It seems that only Little Britain could make a dying man's last moments in hospital funny.
The woman who wanted to go to the island featured in Captain Corelli's Mandolin is very pretty. Very mean that she got blown a cough.
Marjorie is really mean to Meera in this one. The name that Marjorie comes up with for Pat and Paul's baby is Jabba as in Jabba the Hut.
Fun to see Daffyd campaigning.
Funny that Tom says that he nearly went to university but got stopped by security.
Looks like there's magazines for all sorts of interests. Roy really hates Mr Mann.
Like it when Sebastian tore up the petition for the Prime Minister to resign before getting the shock of the PM's moustache. For the first time in a long time we see Gregory again.
I was actually expecting Maggie to do her usual vomit only for her dog to do it instead.
Lou and Andy makes their only appearance in this episode at the end. If Andy is not really cripple as a result of being on the electricity pylon then I don't know what will.

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Little Britain on March 22 gets two stars from Who Magazine with the headline "Little Brit, little wit".

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Series 3, Episode 5:
Summary from TV.com-
• Lou has finished cementing the new patio at Andy's house.
• A couple need travel insurance for their holiday... computer says no.
• A man and wife are going out, leaving their son in the 'experienced' care of a certain chav babysitter.
• Linda 'helps' a student with a mole problem.
• Sir Norman Fry reveals an embarassing incident involving two men and a glacé cherry.
• Marjorie has asked the FatFighters to bring in a photo of each of them, not looking their best, for 'inspiration'.
• The man and wife check up on Vicky.
• At a computer shop a clerk seeks technical advice from a horse, init.
• Daffyd explains to his mother why he cant get a job.
• At another 'emergency' meeting of neighbour watch, Sid demonstrates what to do if a gang of yobs attacks you in your home.
• Mr Mann visits Roy's fancy dress shop.
• Lou and Andy visit a rugby match.
• Sebastian's being paranoid about the PM spending time with Gregory... or is he?
• Emily Howard introduces a fellow young mother to her 'Baby Flo'.

For once the computer says something other than no. It says to refer to the answer to a previous question which of course was no.
That is so mean Linda calling Molly almost pretty.
Tom says the Fatfighters have stupid fat faces would punch them but can't since he is too fat.
Could not believe that Marjorie ate behind the transparent screen thinking no one would notice her eating. Like it when she says that Pat "roll down the aisle".
Only Vicki would have a party at the place she is babysitting at.
Roy now runs a fancy dress shop and quite remarkable that Mr Mann briefly got to be the person he wanted to dress up as.
Funny when Sebastian blocked the PM's wife view from the cameras.
Oh my my my there is something going on between the PM and Gregory.
The beautiful Alice Lowe who plays the mother that Emily meets was in the superb short lived BBC comedy series My Life In Film. She has an uncanny resemblance to Lis Sladen. Lis Sladen of course was Tom's companion on Doctor Who as Sarah Jane Smith and will be seen in the upcoming Doctor Who episode School Reunion.
Unlike the previous episodes in this season, it ends with Emily and Flo instead of Lou and Andy.

[dave]

When Linda said that Molly looked like she was balancing a malteser on her face!! Despite knowing what kind of thing to expect, that still made me laugh out loud.

Lil Britain has the tendency to be too 'samey' I find, although recently I've been enjoying it a fair bit. I think I like s3 more than s2 so far...

[charlie]

Well I finally watched an episode of series 3 and I didnt like much. i think that series 2 was better.

I am glad that they brought back Linda (my fav sketch) but, as with all things, it differed from the original and I didn't like it as much, and besides, none of them could be as funny as "the ching chong chinaman"

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Last night in one of the ABC's "There's More to" promos, it showed the characters from Little Britain hence its saying "There's More to Little Britain". The montage is quite good.

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Series 3, Episode 6:
• Vicky Pollard demands billions from her newsagent after claiming she's won the lottery.
• As Roman and Desiree leave the spa, Bubbles makes one last effort to win him back.
• Carol gets a shock - computer says yes!
• Lou returns to the Isle of Wright following his mum's death. Andy is not pleased by the temporary carer Lou has arranged for him.
• Emily discovers Florence (Fred) is leaving Old Haven.
• Linda is visited by a big, black man.
• Andy's new helper wants to know about Andy's feeling in his legs - by hitting it with a brass object.
• Mrs Emery visits the doctor with knee problems.
• Marjorie's FatFighters finally take a stand against her.
• Linda gets a protest visit from all the students she has insulted.
• Andy's helper finds alternative 'entertainment' for Andy.
• Daffyd prepares to leave the village for a new life in London.
• Anne is entering the Christmas spirit - which Dr Beagrie discovers the hard way.
• Dudley discovers Ting Tong has turned his house into a Thai restaurant.
• Sebastian is heartbroken - the PM has resigned.
• Andy has had all he can take off his new helper. When Lou returns, Andy is delighted and nearly makes a mistake...

Computer finally says yes!!!
Love Tom's line about being in debt then go to uni.
Mrs Mead (Imelda Staunton) hitting Andy's leg. Gee that's gotta hurt.
Can't believe that doctor told Mrs Emery to come back if there are more problems even after she urinated in his office. I mean why encourage her to come back at all.
Oh my was not expecting the PM's resignation. The PM is stepping down in favour of his Chancellor of the Exchequer. This sketch reflects on the real life succession situation between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Chancellor Gordon Brown. The Australian version of this situation is of course John Howard and Peter Costello.
Can't believe how easily the PM's wife brushed aside Sebastian being naked. (Eew!!!)

Assuming Matt and David are true to their word this was the final episode in a series of the show although there will be a one off Christmas Special at the end of this year.

The end of this series on the ABC relieves my viewing pleasure as I am also watching House & Prison Break which has been shown at the same time as Little Britain.

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Last night saw Paul Putner (who among other things played Paul one of the Fatfighters in Little Britain) in the Hardware episode Big Foot on the ABC. His appearance was very brief.

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TV WEEK has published the results of a poll whether the third season of Little Britain was funnier than before. The results were:
Yes 53%
No 47%

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Last night while waiting for House on 10 saw the end of Thank God You're Here which had a sketch called Flabfighters. Don't know if this was a take on the name Fatfighers in Little Britain.

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Found out that Little Britain has lost out for best Comedy Award at BAFTA to Help.

http://www.bafta.org/site/page129.html

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Dannii Minogue wants to be in Little Britain:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds33901.html

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In The Einstein Factor a couple of nights ago it was a special edition of British Comedy in which Peter Berner mentioned in his introduction about a plethora of men in women's dresses. No doubt a reference to Little Britain.

David Walliams had played as one of his characters a grown man still breastfeeding on his mother. Perhaps coincidentally in the Desperate Housewives episode Could I Leave You? shown last night on 7 it also dealt with a mother who still breastfeeds her son even though he is not a baby anymore but not a grown man like Walliams' character.