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List of Little Britain characters

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Source revisionSep 21, 2026
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This is a list of characters for the British television and radio sketch show Little Britain (and its American spin-off, Little Britain USA).

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Characters that appear for only one sketch are not listed in the table

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Alan

Appearances: Series 3

Alan works for the Donkey Hospice in the town of Achingballs. After contributors give him some money, he blatantly places stickers on embarrassing body parts, such as the genital region or breasts and on someone's rear in a deleted scene. He makes one appearance in Series 3.

Peter Andre

Episodes: Radio Show; Series 1, episodes 4 and 5

Catchphrase: "I love you, Anne" and "I need you, Anne"

Peter Andre is a Royal correspondent for the BBC who gets sacked after first making surreal and false claims about the Royal Family (such as Prince Charles having magical powers, describing the Queen as "The Main One" and mistaking Princess Eugenie for her mother, Sarah, Duchess of York) and then professing his love for Princess Anne through song. He later attempts to enter a royal garden party to give her some drawings, despite being scruffy and without trousers, and is turned away by police. The character's name is a reference to the singer. There are also two deleted scenes in which Peter Andre appears backstage at the Royal Variety Performance (impersonating Keith Harris and Orville the Duck) and at a drug rehab centre.

Anne

Appearances: Starting in Series 1

Catchphrase: "Eh-eh-ehhh!"

Anne is a patient at the Steven Spielberg Hospital in Little Bentcock, where she is being trained for integration into society. She is severely mentally challenged, except when answering calls on her mobile phone, when she converses in a completely coherent and polite manner.

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