July 2nd, 2009 5:30 pm

‘Little Britain’ coming to Nine

Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ sketch-comedy ‘Little Britain’ makes its commercial network debut 10.30pm Tuesday, July 7th on Nine.

David Walliams and Matt Lucas star in sketch-comedy 'Little Britain', coming soon to Nine.

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Little Britain premieres on Channel Nine

Little Britain, the hilarious comedy sketch show that is a mad, bad and quirky look at the people and places of Britain, premieres on Channel Nine, Tuesday, July 7 at 10.30pm.

Little Britain, written and performed by Matt Lucas and David Walliams, is a small and surreal parallel universe peopled by gloriously over-the-top eccentrics, lunatics and social misfits who live in towns with strange names like Flange and Scoffage.

Featuring an array of characters, including Vicky Pollard, the incoherent trailer-trash teenager. Marjorie Dawes, the tubby, tyrannical leader of her Fat Fighters class. Emily Howard, the world’s least convincing transvestite. Daffyd Thomas, who insists he is the only homosexual in his village. Gary, the teenager with an unhealthy attraction to his best friend’s granny. Kenny Craig, a creepy stage hypnotist who uses his powers to get women to go on dates with him. And Des Kaye, former children’s TV star (catchphrase “wicky woo”) now working at DIY Universe.

Then there’s Prime Minister Michael (Anthony Stewart Head, Buffy), a man loved by his country and jealously adored by his camp assistant, Sebastian Dame Sally, and Andy, a miserable git in a wheelchair who is looked after by Lou – who has no idea Andy can actually walk.

Filmed on location and in front of a studio audience, Little Britain travels throughout the Scottish Highlands, Wales, the tranquil English countryside and the less tranquil council estates of Britain’s inner cities while narrator Tom Baker (Doctor Who, Nicholas and Alexandra) adds insightful and eloquent comments to each episode.

Little Britain premieres on Channel Nine, Tuesday, July 7 at 10.30pm.

For further information:
Nine Network Publicity
02 9965 2727