DVD Review: Little Britain: The Complete Third Series
Published November 17, 2006
British comedy heavyweights Matt Lucas and David Williams are at it again with the third and final series of their megapopular show Little Britain. They have miraculously managed to bridge the gap between politically incorrectness, crude humor, and transvestites.
Okay, only the first two apply for the series as a whole, but the third is quite funny in its own right. Show creators and stars Matt and David play women better and more comfortably than anyone else in the world. If they didn’t look like men, their mannerisms and high-pitched voices would fool even a magician.
If you’ve watched the show before, you know that the transvestites include the characters Emily and Florence. They spend their day going about the town wearing old English dresses. It’s funny seeing the different reactions that people have toward them, most people play along, but some just refuse to. It’s also funny to see how far the two will go to prove that they are ladies, even taking advantage of very drunk men celebrating one of the their number's last day of bachelorhood.
Other returning characters include the still ignorant Dafydd Thomas, who will always profess to being the only gay person in his village, despite his friend Myfanwy being gay and despite his reluctance to have any gay fling. Additionally, elderly friends Judy and Maggie, who are still friends despite Maggie’s habit of vomiting when anyone near her is non-white and non-heterosexual — even all over Judy’s future son-in-law, return. Maggie’s dog seems to share her owner’s bigotry as well.
One of the problems with using returning characters is staleness; we know these characters so how could they possibly keep being funny? Well, Matt and David keep that from happening by pushing the envelope even further. With Bubbles De Vere, Matt and David decide to add Bubbles’ ex-husband Roman and his new bride Desiree to the country club. It turns out that Roman is quite attracted to large women and Desiree certainly outdoes Bubbles in that department. The two get into a nude catfight in the first episode and the storyline just gets raunchier from there. In a desperate attempt to get Roman back, Bubbles frantically shops at the local market, picking out foods that would help her get bigger. Oh and by the way, she’s naked while she’s shopping.
- DVD Review: Little Britain: The Complete Third Series
- Published: November 17, 2006
- Type: Review
- Section: Video
- Filed Under: Video: Comedy, Video: Television
- Writer: Tan The Man
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