Little Britain

Hello fellow TV Forumers!

Just did a seach, and could not find anything on Little Britain, so am starting a new thread.

Was just wondering... does anyone know if BBC Three will repeat Little Britain - Series Three again ... and was it defently confirmed that the third series was the final one... or is the show on a break?

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No, I don't think it was confirmed that Series 3 would be the last. I was under the impression that there may be a series 4 next year after they have done their tour version this year.

BBC Three airs Little Britain copiously and they've gone round all the episodes of all three series, ooh at least half a dozen times by now I reckon if not more. Keep watching and checking the EPG, it'll turn up eventually.

As to Series Four - unconfirmed, although if Series Three was anything to go by, Series Four will be painful to watch.

There is to be a xmas speical this xmas day. A series 4 hasn't been dismissed but unlikely I would rather hope not. They should have done an hour long 'last ever episode' speical instead of series 3 IMO.

I got the impression from various interviews I've seen that Series 3 was the last, except for maybe a one-off special. I think they ought to end it on a high. Some of Series 3 was showing signs that they were running out of material.

S3 ep 1 was repeated last night.

I think the others might be following next weekend.

As I understand it, Series 4 is still on the cards for 2007.

Thanks to the BBC Programme Catalogue, we can now tell that the first episode of the first series of Little Britain (not the pilot episode) has now been shown on BBC Three a whopping 49 times (including same night and same week repeats). In comparison, the first episode of Two Pints of Lager has been shown a mere 29 times on BBC Choice and BBC Three.

Multiple rumours have been going around. A fan site had mixed opinions but turned out that Series 4 will not exist.

A friend found out that they will not make a Series Four but will be making another Christmas episode (apparently he saw it on a special interview on BBC Three)

Matt Lucas and David Walliams denied any rumours that Little Britain was finishing after the 3rd series at the audience recordings. On the Little Britain Night, they said that they will be doing a Christmas special for broadcast at Christmas 2006. A 4th series is uncertain, but the duo have been in talks about it with Peter Fincham, the controller of BBC One.

Personally, I think they should just make the Christmas special the very last episode, extended and with older characters being brought back (Ray McCooney, Sir Bernard Chumley), plus maybe some final surprises and twists (George Dawes from Shooting Stars could appear beside Marjorie; Vicky Pollard could speak properly; Lou discovers that Andy can walk; Emily returns to being a man; Daffyd turns straight; and Tom Baker appears onscreen in the closing credits and disappears into his TARDIS )

49 TIMES!!!! aaah does that include when Matt & David pick it in their Little Britain night and that in itself has been repeated about 4 times now

those 4 showings included in the 49???

Does that include the showings on UKTV Gold too? They've had Little Britain and Two Pints days/nights haven't they?

I assume they are. There are slightly fewer repeat showings for later episodes in the same series.


No, the database only covers BBC channels, and I only counted up those on BBC THREE. Add three more BBC2 showings, and one on BBC 2W.