Bo' Selecta! (2002–2004)

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

Stars:

Leigh Francis, Patsy Kensit, Karen Hayley

6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Leigh Francis	...	Various Characters (26 episodes, 2002-2004)

Storyline

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

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Taglines:

Thank you, please!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Channel 4 [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bo' Selecta! Vol. 3

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bellyache Productions, Channel 4 Television Corporation, TalkBack Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Christmas special, "Ho Ho Ho Selecta", when the Lorraine Kelly set came out of storage, the pillow which she sits on disappeared, and the production team had to cut up a pillow from a different sofa and stick Leigh in it, literally the moment Brian Dowling was coming to the set.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Michael Jackson, Other Inmates: [protesting while in Prison] We all want some Country Fried Chicken! We all Want Some Country fried Chicken!
Michael Jackson, Other Inmates: Tgat Country fried Chicken is finger-lickin'! That Country fried Chicken is finger-lickin'!
Michael Jackson, Other Inmates: That Slop and Shit, it makes us mad That Slop and Shit, it makes us mad
Michael Jackson, Other Inmates: Give us some Chicken, you'll know who's bad! Give us some Chicken, you'll know who's bad!
Michael Jackson, Other Inmates: Who's Bad? You're Bad!
Michael Jackson: That's Right, I'm a bad, invincible country fried chicken demonstrating muthafucka!

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Connections

Referenced in Shameless: Episode #4.8 (2007)

User Reviews

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.