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Little Britain: The Complete First Series
Dennis Burger
12/01/2005
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TV-on-DVD Review
Produced by: British Broadcasting Corporation
Distributed by: Warner Home Video, BBC Video
Price: $29.98
 If you weren’t aware that television seasons are called series in the United
Kingdom, you’ve failed the first test of fandom for Little Britain. And if
you’re likely to be offended by a recurring cast of characters such as the Only
Gay in the Village, the World’s Least Convincing Transvestite, and the Most
Incoherent Trailer Trash Teenager in Britain, it’s safe to say this two-disc set
holds nothing for you. The five of you still reading this are in for a treat,
though. The brainchild of comedy duo Matt Lucas (Da Ali G Show) and David
Walliams (nothing you’ve ever heard of), this outrageous sketch comedy show is
the UK’s funniest export since Eddie Izzard.
Granted, the DVD’s crisp, clean anamorphic widescreen transfer does little more
than expose the bad teeth of the show’s players—not to mention the fact that
Little Britain probably had a higher lighting budget when it was a radio
program—and the two-channel audio does little to clarify the thick caricature
accents. But the wealth of commentaries, featurettes, and hilarious live
sketches included here more than make up for the show’s lackluster production
value.
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