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8 unusual facts about Little Britain


Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

In the UK TV show Little Britain, character Denver Mills is credited as having won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1984 Olympics.

Daniel Wray

Born on 28 November 1701 in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldersgate, he was the youngest child of Sir Daniel Wray (died 1719), a London citizen and soap-boiler residing in Little Britain, by his second wife.

Gabriel Tiacoh

In the comedy sketch show Little Britain, Denver Mills (David Walliams) claims to have the silver medal won by Tiacoh at the 1984 Summer Olympics, however this is not mentioned in the show.

Little Britain, New York

It was settled by Charles Clinton (et al.) in 1731, who in 1729 resolved to emigrate to British America and having persuaded a number of his friends and relatives to join him, he chartered a ship, for the purpose of conveying his colony to Philadelphia.

Little Britain: The Video Game

Little Britain: The Video Game is a collection of mini-games presented in the format of an episode from the TV show and players can get interactive with the sketch show characters in a series of eight mini-games featuring Lou and Andy, Vicky Pollard, Mr. Mann, Emily and Florence, Marjorie Dawes, Daffyd Thomas, Judy & Maggie and Letty.

Llanddewi Brefi

Llanddewi Brefi was made famous by the BBC television series Little Britain, where the character Daffyd Thomas (a variation of the original Welsh name Dafydd; played by Matt Lucas) lives in the fictional village of Llandewi Breffi.

Small Apartments

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Small Apartments might crumble if not cemented by a compellingly weird performance by Little Britains Matt Lucas", and that "even the scene-chewingest performance here (Peter Stormare as the sleazoid landlord, seen in flashback) augments the whole instead of drawing attention from it".

Thomas Firmin

Early in 1676 he started a workhouse in Little Britain, for the employment of the poor in the linen manufacture;’ he built new premises expressly for it.


Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder

However, these views were not shared by the News of the World, which described the show as "just not that funny" and the characters as "a collection of Little Britain cast-offs...or Harry Enfield tributes".

Cephas Mark

He was born in Little Britain, Ontario, the son of Joseph Mark and Philipa Netterton, and was educated in Lindsay and at the Toronto School of Pharmacy.

Deep Fighter

The game contains cut scenes featuring famous actors, including David Walliams from the British television programme, Little Britain.

Dennis Berry

Although he died in 1994, his work continues to be used worldwide, frequently as incidental music in television, most recently in BBC's Little Britain and Dick and Dom in da Bungalow, MTV's The Osbournes and the Nickelodeon cartoons Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Joann Condon

Joann Condon (born 1970) is a British actress of stage and screen, best known for her role as Pat, a member of the Fat Fighters group in the BBC television comedy Little Britain, written by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams.

Lady Rose Gilman

She worked on the 2007 film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, as well as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley, and the TV series Little Britain.

Oliver Welke

Together with Oliver Kalkofe, whom he met while working for a public radio station, he provided the German voices for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie and the British comedy show Little Britain, and also co-wrote the script for the crime film parody Der WiXXer.

Samantha Lewis

Lewis now chaperones young actors and in her new role has worked on Little Britain, much to the delight of its star Matt Lucas who was a huge fan of Georgina in the 1980s.

Vincent Marzello

He has since appeared in productions that include The Spy Who Loved Me, Superman, Never Say Never Again, Pulaski, The Witches, Taggart, The House of Eliott, Dalziel and Pascoe, Little Britain, Nuclear Secrets and Mile High.


see also

Football League Extra

The shows theme tune was called "Little Britain" by Dreadzone.