Little Britain USA

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Little Britain USA
Created byBen Silverman, David Walliams, Matt Lucas and Simon Fuller
Written byDavid Walliams
Matt Lucas
Directed byMichael Patrick Jann
David Schwimmer
StarringDavid Walliams
Matt Lucas
Tom Baker
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (Episodes)
Production
Executive producersLarry Brezner, David Steinberg and Simon Fuller
ProducerStephanie Laing
Production locationsLos Angeles and Wilmington, NC
Running time30 mins.
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseSeptember 28, 2008 –
present

Little Britain USA is an American spinoff of the successful British BBC television series Little Britain. As in the British series, the show will mainly focus on characters played by Matt Lucas and David Walliams and will feature many established characters such as Daffyd Thomas,[1] Sebastian Love, Marjorie Dawes and Vicky Pollard but will also include new ones;[2] "They range from the nice to the really gruesome — and we’re having a ball inventing them", revealed Lucas.[3] According to the makers, Little Britain USA "...is effectively series four..." of the BBC instalment. The first episode of the series was first shown on HBO and in Canada on The Movie Network on September 28 2008, at 10.30pm EST, then was shown on BBC One on October 3 2008 in the UK.[4].

The six-part series started filming in March 2008, in Wilmington, North Carolina.[5] The show will be executive produced by Simon Fuller.

The duo looked for an American movie star to play the role of US President. George Clooney was mentioned as one of the actors suitable for the job.[6] The role was actually filmed with Harry Lennix as President, and Vivica A. Fox as First Lady.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 26 September on BBC One, introducing a clip from the American series featuring two new characters called Mark and Tom who are bodybuilders with stereotypically small penises. This scene was omitted from the version of the show transmitted on BBC1. The show premiered on BBC One on Friday 3 October at 21:30 BST.

New guests stars have been announced and include; Rachael Harris, Bob Stephenson, Paul Rudd, Hilarie Burton and Sting (who has been seen acting and singing). David Schwimmer is expected to direct studio-based segments of the show.[7] Rosie O'Donnell also makes an appearance in a "Fat Fighters" segment.[8]

Ratings

The first episode in the US brought in 540,000 viewers and the UK brought 4.7 million viewers according to Digital Spy.

Recurring characters

Original

American characters

  • A grandmother named 'Mildred' who is obsessed with drugs (played by Lucas) and her grandson Connor (Walliams)
  • "Mark and Tom" aka "Gym Buddies" will be two new bodybuilder characters with stereotypical small winkies.
  • Madonna's personal assistant
  • A rude girl called Ellie-Grace going to brownie camp and her mother
  • Phyllis Church, a dog owner (played by Walliams) who speaks for her dog, Mr. Doggy, commanding herself to do disgusting things in public.

Worldwide broadcast

Region Channel
 Canada Movie Central/The Movie Network
 United Kingdom BBC One
 United States HBO

Episodes

Title Original airdate Production code # Special Total Overall Total
"Little Britain USA (1)" 28 September 2008 United States
3 October 2008 United Kingdom		 26
  • Lou and Andy check into an American hotel; Andy needs the toilet so urinates in the swimming pool behind Lou's back.
  • Carol Beer is working as a receptionist at a doctor's surgery and tells a young girl she needs a double hip replacement.
  • New American character Ellie-Grace goes off to Scout Camp, sharing vulgar love sentiments with her mother as she boards the bus.
  • Marjorie Dawes takes a Fat Fighters class and is joined by fat lesbian Rosie O'Donnell.
  • An army officer shows his soldiers a collection of his guns (getting an erection in the process).
  • Mildred, a 28 year old granny, talks to her grandson Connor about drugs.
  • Bing Gordyn - the eighth astronaut to fly to the moon- talks to a Cub-Scout group.
  • A dog-owner is convinced that her dog wants her to strip in public.
  • An English couple celebrate their wedding anniversary with awkward silence.
  • Mark and Tom who are bodybuilders with stereotypically small penises talk about their sexual exploits. (US Version only) *Bubbles Devere gambles everything on the roulette wheel.(UK Version only)
"Little Britain USA (2)" 5 October 2008 United States
10 October 2008 United Kingdom		 27

References

  1. ^ I'm the only gay in the USA at The Sun
  2. ^ The Sun Online. "Matt Lucas: I Would Like Kids". Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  3. ^ [1]. The Sun. "TV; Little Britain... American Style". Retrieved August 5, 2007.
  4. ^ Little Britain USA at The Sun
  5. ^ [2]. "New HBO series will film in Port City". Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  6. ^ Paul O Grady Show
  7. ^ West, Dave (2008-06-06). "'Little Britain USA' to air this autumn". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-06-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Rosie O'Donnell Video Blog -- May 24, 2008".

External links

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