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British as Folk

U&Dave Ended Comedy Travel

1 Season · 6 Episodes · Premiered May 2, 2021 · Ended October 18, 2021

Three comics travel across the nation discovering and interrogating the stereotypes and traditions that make up British life today and, in the process, create their very own 'brutally honest' guide to the UK.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes
E01
Midlands: Is It All Mundane in the Midlands?
Mon, Sep 13 2021 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Darren Harriott, Fern Brady and Ivo Graham are on a mission to find out what it means to be British in the UK, beginning in Leicester.
E02
Wales: Are We Speaking the Same Language?
Mon, Sep 20 2021 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Darren and Ivo get tipsy as they sample home-grown wine from the Valley's vineyards, while Fern attempts to impress Welsh indie rock band Adwaith with her own dulcet tones. They join forces again to sing with the harmonious Treorchy Male Choir, before their Welsh stay becomes slightly more surreal at the Palpung Changchub Dargyeling Tibetan Buddhist Centre.
E03
East Yorkshire: Is It Really Grim Up North?
Mon, Sep 27 2021 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Darren Harriott, Fern Brady and Ivo Graham stop off in Hull, meeting local hero Dean Windass, a grime star and a wind expert.
E04
Scotland: Do the Scots Really Hate the English?
Mon, Oct 4 2021 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Darren, Fern and Ivo head to the most 'misjudged' city in the UK, Glasgow, before spending a night in The Highlands, on a mission to find out if the Scots really do hate the English.
E05
Cornwall: Do We Still Love to Be Beside the Seaside?
Mon, Oct 11 2021 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Darren, Fern and Ivo travel to the UK's most popular holiday destination, Cornwall, to discover whether We Still Love To Be Beside the Seaside?Keen to explore the real Cornwall, our trio ditch cream teas for trucker breakfasts, before Fern learns how the locals ride the waves from a septuagenarian surfing sensation, while the boys discover Cornwall isn't just welcoming tourists, it's also home to some of the world's most advanced robots.Their adventure ends with a Cornish language lesson, where they learn to count and what 'bramm?an?gath' means.?
E06
Essex: Is the South All Style Over Substance?
Mon, Oct 18 2021 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
In this final episode, the throuple's road trip ends in Essex, arguably the most stereotyped region of them all. Keen to investigate if there's more than just big lips, big cars and big nights out here, the trio delve into real Essex life to try and prove the South has substance as well as style. Ivo gets straight in to trying some local fishy delicacies, before the trio head to Essex's 350 mile coastline for a seal-spotting boat-trip, in hope of seeing some orange sunbathers of a different kind. Darren and Fern discover the roots of the ‘Essex Girl' stereotype.

Cast

Darren Harriott
Darren Harriott as Darren Harriott
Fern Brady
Fern Brady as Fern Brady
Ivo Graham
Ivo Graham as Ivo Graham
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