Debs
24-12-2005, 14:26
This article contains details of tonight's Little Britain Christmas special which some readers may prefer to avoid. Please scroll down to continue.
Tonight's episode of Little Britain could be the last ever.
According to the Daily Star, many of the show's characters reach turning points in their lives in tonight's instalment of the popular sketch show.
As "only gay in the village" Daffyd prepares to leave Llanddewi Brefi and head for London, dietician Marjorie Dawes is left alone at Fat Fighters when the slimmers walk out. Meanwhile, Sebastian is heartbroken when the Prime Minister resigns from Number 10, and travel agent Carole is in for a shock when her computer finally says "yes".
One show source told the newspaper, "The sketches will certainly set tongues wagging that David and Matt are bringing the curtain down on the show. At the end of some of the clips, it would be difficult to see how they could bring people like Carole and Sebastian back.
"In others there are a few twists which mean these much-loved figures like Daffyd and Marjorie could make a return if they wanted. But the general tone of the Christmas special is that it's like a farewell to the fans."
A BBC spokeswoman explained, "Things have been left open-ended. There won't be a Little Britain series next year because Matt Lucas and David Walliams are on tour and cannot write and record a new show at the same time. We know fans want to know about a fourth series, but all we can say is, it's too early to say at the moment."
Tonight's episode of Little Britain could be the last ever.
According to the Daily Star, many of the show's characters reach turning points in their lives in tonight's instalment of the popular sketch show.
As "only gay in the village" Daffyd prepares to leave Llanddewi Brefi and head for London, dietician Marjorie Dawes is left alone at Fat Fighters when the slimmers walk out. Meanwhile, Sebastian is heartbroken when the Prime Minister resigns from Number 10, and travel agent Carole is in for a shock when her computer finally says "yes".
One show source told the newspaper, "The sketches will certainly set tongues wagging that David and Matt are bringing the curtain down on the show. At the end of some of the clips, it would be difficult to see how they could bring people like Carole and Sebastian back.
"In others there are a few twists which mean these much-loved figures like Daffyd and Marjorie could make a return if they wanted. But the general tone of the Christmas special is that it's like a farewell to the fans."
A BBC spokeswoman explained, "Things have been left open-ended. There won't be a Little Britain series next year because Matt Lucas and David Walliams are on tour and cannot write and record a new show at the same time. We know fans want to know about a fourth series, but all we can say is, it's too early to say at the moment."