Little Britain is returning to television on Saturday evening (December 16) marking 20 years since the series first airs on our screens. The sketch comedy series is created by, and stars, David Walliams and Matt Lucas, and follows the peculiar lives of a number of different diverse British characters.
The comedic duo faced criticism for their portrayals in the show, prompting the BBC and Netflix to remove it from their platforms due to controversial humour. However, the comedy is returning to television this Christmas.
It will be broadcast on the Freeview channel That’s TV in the run up to Christmas Day. The channel is set air all three seasons of Little Britain every day, starting tonight at 9:05pm.
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A statement said: “That’s TV has announced that it will broadcast all three seasons of Little Britain as part of its festive Christmas and New Year line-up.”
Kris Vaiksalu, the head of programming for That’s TV, added: “The holiday season is a time for joy and spreading warmth through laughter. This year, we are particularly thrilled to showcase the comedic brilliance of Matt Lucas and David Walliams, marking two decades since the inception of Little Britain.”
The comedy show, which first aired in 2003. However, in 2020, the BBC took down the offense series from its iPlayer.
Episodes were also removed from the streaming platform Netflix. At the time, the broadcaster said that ‘times have changed’ when speaking about their decision.
“There’s a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer, which we regularly review,” a BBC spokesperson said. “Times have changed since Little Britain first aired so it is not currently available on BBC iPlayer.”
However, Little Britain has now returned to iPlayer with all series available to stream.
The first episode of Little Britain will air on That’s TV on Saturday 16th December at 9:05pm.