Discover

'''Tittybangbang''' ''(known in its second series as Tittybangbang2)'' is a television sketch comedy show starring Lucy Montgomery and Debbie Chazen. The show is produced by the independent production company Pett Productions and is performed almost entirely by women.

Contents

History

Characters

Un-used Characters

Catchphrases

Characters In Each Series

Series 1 (2006)

After Series 1

Series 2 (2006)

After Series 2

Series 3 (2007)

Credits

DVD releases

External links

History

Tittybangbang's pilot episode aired on BBC Three on September 20 2005, although the programme had already been commissioned for a six episode series. The pilot episode achieved and sustained viewing figures of 475,000 viewers, making it the most watched new comedy show in the channel's history. The pilot attracted both positive and negative response. The first series followed the pilot, airing on January 10 2006, consisted of six thirty minute episodes airing until February 14. The first series matched the pilot's high viewing figures with 460,000 viewers present for the first episode, although the Pett Productions website states that over 1 million viewers tuned in to every episode of the first series. The programme was commissioned for a second series in spring 2006, and returned on November 13 2006. Tittybangbang's second series adopted a new title sequence and theme tune, and a new style, with notable introductions before sketches, which may include characters miming to song lyrics. This series consisted of seven thirty minute episodes (including the Christmas special). This series matched the first series' success, with the first episode attracting 406,000 viewers. The heavily-promoted Christmas special, Chrissytittybangbang, aired a week after the second series finished and attracted the show's highest audience average ever, and the highest non-terrestrial audience on Christmas Day, earning 627,000 viewers. In March 2007, Tittybangbang was nominated for a Golden Rose international television award. The series was commissioned for a third seven-part series in mid-spring, to be aired on BBC THREE in late Autumn.

Characters

★ '''The Italian Maid''' (Montgomery): The paradoxical 'shy exhibitionist' Italian Maid who tries to attract attention by doing crazy things and proclaiming "Don't look at me" followed by "I'm shy". To gain attention she has faked a bout of bird-flu, pretended to be Dusty Bin from the game-show, 3-2-1, and pretended to attempt suicide by hanging. Lucy Montgomery has stated that the Italian Maid is her favourite of all the characters she performs.

★ '''Maxine Bendix''' (Montgomery): Maxine Bendix is an Eastern European woman who has had a grotesque amount of cheap plastic surgery which is prone to 'seepage' that can strip paint off cars and cause temporary blindness. She works as a topless model, and is usually mistreated by people after a slight leak, except for her favourite photographer.

★ '''Paula, Ann and Diane (The Darters)''' (Chazen, Montgomery, Cheshire): These three are goofy ladettes who frequent the traditional, working-class Scorton Social Club (somewhere in the North of England), which is compered by the bubble-permed Tony Pantene (Way). Paula (Chazen) is known for her catchphrase, "Right there!", severe twitching and anxiety. She rarely scores any points at the game, and claims to be on the same medication as Kerry Katona when she was having trouble with Brian McFadden. Paula is jealous of Ann (Montgomery), her faithful, unassuming team mate, whom she tries to suppress and wilfully underestimates as "bordering on special needs". She becomes especially offended when Tony expresses romantic interest in Ann.

★ '''The Harrogate Ladies (aka Nearly Naked Needlepointers)''' (Montgomery, Chazen, Longworth, Brand): The middle-aged, middle-class Harrogate Ladies who seemingly spend all their time in their sewing room and knit whilst naked from their waists down. In the second series we see them take to the country for a camping trip, but things don't go very well. After the group have broken ankles, ruined frying pans and got 'night wine' everywhere, their leader Val (Montgomery) usually screams at the long suffering Edith "Get OUT of this one acre pasture/field/meadow!"

★ '''Don Peacock''' (Montgomery): A bald, Geordie man called Don Peacock (Montgomery) who is constantly ordering doctors or, more usually, prostitutes from an agency to come to his flat. When they do come, he says he is going to have a "waz", a "widdle" or "a little pee pee" (urolagnia) on them. After hearing this, the disgusted lady usually leaves. Don then dances, sometimes after urinating on his dog which appears to have been subjected to this before. Don Peacock is also committing benefit fraud, by falsely claiming to be disabled when, in fact, he is perfectly healthy. In the first series, Don usually vanishes into thin air at the end of his sketches, Bob Mortimer explains, in the first series DVD's audio commentary, that this is supposed to portray him as a 'bogey-man' or a figment of the imagination, he doesn't disappear at any point in the second series however.

★ '''Ruth Baxter''' (Montgomery): An upper class old aged pensioner, called Mrs Ruth Baxter (Montgomery), who attempts to attack people by telling them "I want a fight". She uses silly attempts to attack them, such as waving a leather glove all over their face and saying "Do you give in?". After the victim eventually gives in, she gives them a business card and exclaims "...And don't forget to tell your friends that Ruth Baxter knocked seven shades of shit out of you!" She doesn't say this at any point in the second series however.

★ '''The Shut Up (series 1) Duck and Chips (series 2) Family''' (Montgomery, Chazen, Way, Botcher): The "Shut Up" Family repeatedly tell each other to 'shut up' while conversing about their meal of duck (often referred to as 'quack' or 'donald') and chips. The father has a separate catchphrase 'Fart On It' and the Bulimic daughter (Montgomery) often calls her father a 'Mug, Donut Etc.', when he either says something stupid or says he is going to do something he doesn't know to do. The second series kicks off with a flashback story showing how the mother and father came to be together and it explains the family obsession with Duck and Chips, the family are hardly heard to say "shut up" at all and the sketch focuses on their obsession, which sees the father throwing out his daughter's boyfriend because he doesn't like chips, making his very own duck based breakfast cereal (Quack-a-jacks) and hunting for mallard.

★ '''Carol, Leslie Marie (first series) and Dennis (second series)''' (Chazen, Tshabalala, Way): Working class Carol (Chazen) longs to be on "Brat Camp, Blame The Parents or even the Trisha Goddard show", but unfortunately her soft spoken and well behaved daughter Leslie Marie (Tshabalala) prevents this from happening. In the second series, she is desperate to appear on The Jeremy Kyle Show and resorts to a number of desperate methods to achieve this, such as attempting to seduce Leslie Marie's friend (in order to get a teenage toyboy) or trying to set up her new partner Dennis, whom she doesn't seem to care for, with their elderly neighbour. She also faces competition from another neighbour (Montgomery) who has featured on several reality TV programmes. At the end of her sketches, she usually runs away from the person she's with, shouting "He/she's got a knife!"

★ '''Trina and Jean''' (Chazen, Longworth): Guides at a stately home who, whenever nobody is around, proceed to physically assault each other - but completely silently - often with the aid of the valuable antiques around them. Their sketches are very short and often segue into those of the Italian Maid, who appears to work at the same stately home.

★ '''Pamela and Nicola''' (Montgomery, Chazen): New Zealanders and leaders of 'Dance Tots' dance classes for young children, in a respectable, Daily Mail-reading neighbourhood somewhere in Middle England. Their tumultuous lesbian relationship spills over into the classes, where Nichola continues private arguments about Pamela's 'shutty knuckers', her lust for female BBC newsanchor, Natasha Kaplinsky, and suchlike, and then raises the stakes by coming on sexually to one of the parents (with stripping and 'adult' dance routines). This 'inappropriate' behaviour predictably panics the other parents into withdrawing their children from the room. For their part, however, the children remain unabashed and unaffected, beyond wondering whether Nichola and Pamela will stay together.

★ '''Anita and Gwyneth the Singing Coach''' (Chazen, Montgomery): Anita (Montgomery) longs to star in a musical in London, but Gwyneth, her elderly chain-smoking singing coach (Chazen), is more interested in divulging her own personal problems than helping her student realise her dreams.

★ '''Pete Wade''' (Montgomery): "Don't touch, dangerous chemicals", is what Pete often uses to initiate conversation with customers at the garden centre he works at. He's often trying to hit on the female customers, but all so far seem rather reluctant thanks to his ridiculously small genitalia. In the second series, he has longer hair, and is working as an estate agent, but turns away clients on account of them being in a relationship or lesbian. Pete is blatantly never listening to whatever any woman says to him, frequently interspersing their words with "Yeah" and "Uh-huh".

★ '''Parker and Harris''' (Montgomery, Chazen): The necrophiliac pathologists Susan Parker (Montgomery) and her heavy-breathing assistant Harris (Chazen), are always the first on the scene when a dead body has been found. However, after ordering anyone else out of the room, the pair are more interested in sexually assaulting the corpse than any genuine investigative work. Parker, as the superior of the duo, is always allowed first refusal on the corpse in question, whereas Harris, much to her displeasure, has to make do with Parker's "sloppy seconds".

★ '''Colleen, Nathalie and Melanie (The Chavettes)''' (Chazen, Montgomery, Tshabalala): Colleen, Natalie and Melanie a trio of chavettes who, regardless of their homeland, all speak in thick Jamaican dialects. After meeting at the local bus stop, the group often take it upon themselves to get into lengthy (although often incomprehensible) conversations about famous faces, such as George W. Bush, Bono and Tony Blair. In the second series they seem to have have bought/rented an apartment and they spend their time criticizing, and often acting-out, television shows. Overall, compared with most chav stereotypes, all three girls still appear to maintain much more sophisticated discussions.

★ '''Melody Nation''' (Montgomery):The female entertainer whose only party piece seems to be a magic act with her long suffering stage partner; a rabbit. This segment is accompanied by the song 'National Express' by The Divine Comedy.

★ '''Stella the Market Thief''' (Montgomery): This Market Thief (Montgomery) bamboozles a different vendor each time with a different ruse (pretending to be blind etc) which enables her to steal and make off with the merchandise.

★ '''Jackie and Nikki''' (Chazen, Montgomery): Jackie and Nikki are two friends. Jackie (Chazen) exploits Nikki's (Montgomery) naivete to trick her out of money in return for teaching her how to do completely nonsensical things, including floating in mid-air, walking on water or speaking a form of 'French' that is actually made-up gibberish.

★ '''Salty Tales (Magwash)''' (Chazen, with Montgomery, Mortimer, Way, Longworth, Burge, Oram and backing cast): The residents of a storm blasted coastal town in the Scottish Highlands gather nightly in the local pub to await the tidings of the fearsome Magwash. Magwash usually takes a very long time to tell his story, and the pub grows tired. He often uses the word 'shit' accidentally instead of other words that rhyme with it and the barmaid (Montgomery) is constantly correcting him. Magwash is often heard to shout 'SILENCE!' when interrupted, followed by a loud thunderclap and a flash of lightning.

★ '''The Vampire Slayers''' (Montgomery, Chazen, Cheshire): Rachel, Donna and Karen are the three 'chosen ones', suburban housewives who hunt suspected vampires with the aid of a sword, a mirror, some shallots and a tub of Cillit Bang, while using their catchphrases "Death to vampires!" and "Vampires, vampires fookin' vampires". Strangely enough, the Cillit Bang turned out to be their most useful weapon when they did, finally, come across a real vampire.

★ '''The "Is It Glynne?" Woman''' (Chazen): This woman interrupts people's phone calls to ask who they're speaking to, and enquires "Is it Glynne?". She is reluctant to let go until she gets a chance to speak to "Glynne", even chasing people down the streets and following a man into a toilet while trying to get hold of his mobile. It is never actually specified who "Glynne" actually is.

★ '''Tom Cruisin' ''' (Montgomery with O'Donnell, Aintree, Oram, Burge and Way): The most amazing prosthetic work yet seen on Tittybangang is Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise (Montgomery) is on a tour of England with his sulky, childish bodyguards. He's desperate to try out some traditionally English experiences such as going to a chip shop, country pub and playing football, but his bodyguards usually end up arguing childishly. Tom Cruise is often heard to order them back into the car, where they all proceed to blame each other for what went wrong, or mimick Cruise behind his back, when he tells them off.

★ '''Veronica Cooper (and Christina)''' (Chazen, Montgomery): The aristocratic, horselike Veronica Cooper (Chazen) and her equally posh toothy friend Christina (Montgomery) have made a DVD in which they spy on overweight, working class and somewhat dumb men in the countryside hoping for 'horsefoolery', but, as Christina keeps reminding the viewers, she's not even supposed to be there!

★ '''Rachel Hodgson''' (Chazen): Rachael Hodgson is the bored host of the religious radio show 'Sunday Spiritual'. She has a tendency to be rude and sarcastic, and often interrupts her guests, which consist mostly of vicars or other religious figures.

Un-used Characters

★ '''Thank You''' (Chazen, Montgomery): An overweight teenage boy (Chazen) who repeatedly says 'thank you' and makes absolutely no attempt to lose weight, despite regular visits from his female weight-loss consultant (Montgomery) who his only interest in is her 'tits' ''(written for the first series, appears in 'Unseen Sketches' on the first series DVD)''.

★ '''Wateraerobics''' (Tresemme Pantene Loreal Godsend) (Chazen): A wateraerobics instructor and highly religious woman who simply cannot practise what she preaches. She orders the women in her wateraerobics class to exercise with their backs to her (uses a cross as an excuse "turn away from the cross!") while she drinks beer and stuffs herself full of food, she then orders them to turn around and pretends she's been exercising all along ''(written for the first series, appears in 'Unseen Sketches' on the first series DVD)''.

★ '''Titty Cabaret''' (Lucy Montgomery): A happenshow cabaret in which different things are painted on Helga's 'titties', which could be anything from a cat and mouse, to Richard and Judy ''(written for the second series)''.

Catchphrases

★ "Don't look at me!" 'The Italian Maid'

★ "I'm shy!" 'The Italian Maid'

★ "It's just a little bit of seepage" 'Maxine Bendix'

★ "I won't have anything up me!" 'Maxine Bendix'

★ "I can't resist a stiffy!" 'Parker'

★ "Get out of my face!" 'Parker'

★ "Lose the breathing Harris!" 'Parker'

★ "He's/She's got a knife!" 'Carol'

★ "And don't forget to tell _____ that Ruth Baxter knocked seven shades of shit out of you!" 'Ruth Baxter'

★ "Fart on it!" 'Dad, The Shut Up Family'

★ "Vampire vampire fooking vampire!" 'Vampire Slayers'

★ "Death to vampires!" 'Vampire Slayers'

★ "Right there!" 'Paula the Darter'

★ "I suffer terrible with my nerves I do" 'Paula the Darter'

★ "Can I have a little widdle on you?" 'Don Peacock'

★ "It was my idea and the ____ loved it!" 'Tom Cruise'

★ "I don't wanna hear Jack Shit out of any of you until we get to ______" 'Tom Cruise'

★ "SILENCE!" 'Magwash'

★ "You is out of control!" 'Colleen, Melanie and Nathalie'

★ "I'll bastard do it!" 'Nicky'

★ "Yeah yeah yeah..." 'Pete Wade'

★ "Hello, I'm Veronica Cooper..." 'Veronica Cooper'

★ "I'm not even supposed to be here! How hilarious is that?" 'Christina'

★ "Get OUT Edith!" 'Val (Harrogate Ladies)'

Characters In Each Series

'Series One' ★ The Italian Maid ★ Maxine Bendix ★ Don Peacock ★ Paula, Ann and Diane ★ The Harrogate Ladies ★ Carol and Leslie-Marie ★ Pete Wade ★ Ruth Baxter ★ The 'Shut Up' Family ★ Trina and Jean ★ Colleen, Melanie and Nathalie ★ Parker and Harris ★ Gwyneth and Anita ★ Melody Nation ★ Stella the Market Thief

'Series Two' ★ The Italian Maid ★ Maxine Bendix ★ Don Peacock ★ Paula, Ann and Diane ★ The Harrogate Ladies ★ Carol, Dennis and Leslie-Marie ★ Pete Wade ★ Ruth Baxter ★ The Duck and Chip Family ★ Trina and Jean ★ Colleen, Melanie and Nathalie ★ Tom Cruise ★ Jackie and Nicky ★ Veronica Cooper ★ The Vampire Slayers ★ The 'Is it Glynne?' Woman ★ Rachel Hodgson

Series 1 (2006)

The first series consisted of six episodes which aired between January 10 and February 14 2006. The series was heavily promoted for its first year, including a promotional commercial with many of the show's characters dancing in an underground car park, performing the Pussycat Dolls' hit single 'Don't Cha'. There was also a billboard poster campaign.
During the first series' run, clips were shown from various episodes for advertising, viewers were also given the option to text in for clips from the next episode.
The first series achieved a viewing average of between 300 and 460,000 viewers. The online impact was remarkable, the show attracted more traffic to the BBC Three website than ever before for one show alone.

After Series 1

The first series proved a big hit for BBC Three and after series 1 had finished its six-episode run, the channel dedicated an entire evening to the program and showed all six episodes from the first series, one after another. A two-part 'Funniest Moments' special was aired on BBC2 later that year.

Series 2 (2006)

The second series consisted of seven episodes (including the Christmas special) which aired between November 13 and December 25 2006 and saw the show rebranded as 'Tittybangbang2'. For the show's second series, the BBC used the same billboard posters and commercials as for the first, with slight changes for the time and dates.
During the second series, each episode had its own advert made from various clips from the episode itself, with commentary and music, which was shown in the week leading up to each episode. Chrissytittybangbang was heavily advertised in the week leading up to Christmas.
The first episode of series 2 achieved a viewing average of 406,000 viewers.

After Series 2

The Christmas special was shown a week after the second series ended (on Christmas Day) and featured a line-up of (mostly) festive sketches, it achieved the day's highest non-terrestrial rating with 627,000 viewers. In March 2007, Tittybangbang was nominated for a Golden Rose international television award. The second series is due to be screened on BBC2 in three 'Funniest Moments' specials, on Wednesday September 12.

Series 3 (2007)

The BBC commissioned a third series of Tittybangbang for BBC3 in the spring of 2007, the series is filming. Studio recordings are due to take place on September 12, 2007.

Credits

★ Jill Parker - writer

★ Robert Renwick - writer (AKA Bob Mortimer)

★ Lisa Clark - producer

★ Lucy Montgomery

★ Debbie Chazen

★ Dominic Frisby

★ Lorraine Cheshire

★ Shelley Longworth

★ Velile Tshabalala

★ Tony Way

DVD releases

DVD Name	Release Date	Additional Information	Photo
''Tittybangbang'' -''Series One''	November 20 2006	Two Disc Contender DVD set, containing all six episodes from the first series.Special features: ★ 'Unseen sketches' ★ 'Outtakes' ★ 'Behind the scenes featurette' ★ 'Audio Commentry'
''Tittybangbang'' -''Series Two''	November 19 2007	DVD set, containing all seven episodes from the second series.Special features: ★ 'Unknown'	Image not available

External links

★ ''bbc.co.uk'' - ''Tittybangbang''