"Bo' Selecta!" (2002) TV series 2002-2004

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

6 September 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Thank you, please!

Plot:

Comedy Involving celebrity stalker Avid Merrion and whole host of "Celebrities".

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Leigh Francis

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Various Characters (26 episodes, 2002-2004)

Runtime:

UK:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Crystal Palace Swimming Club, Crystal Palace, London, England, UK

Company:

Bellyache Productions

Trivia:

Mel B's stomach is actually two towels.

Goofs:

Continuity: When The Bear is camping with Lisa Stansfield in Series 3, the stars behind his head change virtually every shot.

Quotes:

Avid Merrion: Hello to you. My name is Avid Merrion. I am number one celabrity superfan here in the world. This is my programme, I hope you like it, it is warm.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour" (2008)

Proper bo, I tell thee.

In case you were wondering...that title derives from a Craig David song containing the line "Re-rewind, the crowd say bo' selecta", which roughly translates as "Play that record again, DJ". Trivia note over, this tasteless, shamelessly stupid and jaw-droppingly outrageous series is definitely not for all tastes, but if you're as fed up as I am with the constant flow of dull, ego-crazed, media-whoring microcelebrities that flood our televisions and newspapers, then you might want to give it a try. Be warned, it's not all good - hey, even Monty Python had their off-days! - but if you're receptive to a bit of rubber-masked, over-exaggerated silliness, chances are you'll be quoting the characters and the catchphrases for weeks. Definite traces of Spike Milligan, the Python boys, Spitting Image and Viz comic pulse through the humour, and it's all very British, right down to Christina Aguilera's Liverpudlian accent ("I'm as dirrty as you like, squirrels - the lot") and the regular references to taboo body parts and functions, masked with imaginative slangwords like "growler", "chubby", "sex wee" and "grapes". The funniest sketches involve the hormonally-crazed Bear, who alternates between insulting the hell out of visiting B-listers, trying to keep his, shall we say, 'emotions' under control, and hurling abuse at his friend Stephen, an inoffensive red squirrel. You'll either like it or hate it - there's no middle ground - but kudos to Channel Four for giving this lunatic free reign to ride roughshod over the nation's sensibilities.