The Guardian columnist Owen Jones argued in his book Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class that Little Britain helped to perpetuate unkind stereotypes about working-class people, exacerbated by the fact that both Walliams and Lucas attended private schools. [19] David Walliams and Matt Lucas make changes to Little Britain on iPlayer". Radio Times . Retrieved 18 March 2022. The latter ran for three series ( 1999 - 2002) and returned in 2017 for three 20th anniversary specials to high acclaim. All have been removed from the American-owned streaming platform. Sweney, Mark (14 May 2010). "Little Britain's David Walliams and Matt Lucas star in Nationwide ads". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 12 December 2016.

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Like several other BBC comedies (such as Dead Ringers and The Mighty Boosh), Little Britain made the transition from radio to television. All the episodes for the series were filmed at Pinewood Studios. Much of the TV material was adapted from the radio version, but with more emphasis on recurring characters and catchphrases. The comics are known to have held discussions with Netflix about the possibility of reviving the series, but the new move toward censuring the original series is likely to raise question marks over such plans. Minelle, Bethany (28 October 2019). " 'Little Britain gets Brexit reboot as David Walliams and Matt Lucas reunite' ". Sky News . Retrieved 18 June 2023. The second series, featuring several new characters, began on BBC Three on 19 October 2004. Its continued popularity meant the repeats moved to BBC One, starting on 3 December 2004. The episodes were edited for their BBC One run, to cut out any material that might have been too offensive for the more mainstream BBC One audience. Every episode of this series ended with a Lou and Andy sketch.This one-off special was broadcast on 31 October 2019 on BBC Radio 4. [8] The concept was created due to Brexit, the UK's withdrawal from the EU. Lucas and Walliams both returned for this episode. The programme's title was inspired by both Great Britain and the phrase Little Englander, referring to narrow-mindedness and complacent insularity. [1] It is also the name of a London street described by Washington Irving as "a stronghold of true John Bullism". The radio show was trailed as "exploring British life in Britain as it is lived by Britons today in Britain". [2] It spawned a live show which toured internationally between 2005 and 2007, various specials for the Comic Relief charity marathons, and the HBO-produced Little Britain USA spin-off in 2008. Walliams and Lucas followed Little Britain with another sketch show, Come Fly with Me. The BBC said in a statement: "There's a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer, which we regularly review. Times have changed since Little Britain first aired so it is not currently available on BBC iPlayer."

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Snell, Julia (2006). "Schema theory and the humour of Little Britain". English Today. Cambridge University Press. 22: 59–64. doi: 10.1017/S0266078406001118. S2CID 144088143. Walliams reprises the role of Lou Todd for Comic Relief. Guest stars included Stephen Hawking and Catherine Tate. However, Lucas does not feature. It has also become apparent that the platform has deleted The Mighty Boosh and sketch-sitcom hybrid The League Of Gentlemen, although the series remains available as a complete box set on iPlayer at the time of writing.

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Walker, Shaun (28 July 2008). "Russia buys the right to have a laugh at Moscow's David Brentski". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 11 May 2010. In 2006, a two-part Christmas special was released, in which characters from the programme were depicted as visiting other countries. Little Britain comes to BBC Canada". Channel Canada. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020 . Retrieved 16 August 2012. Talking in 2017, Lucas said he "wouldn't make those jokes about transvestites" if making the programme today.