Little miss jocelyn biography

2006 British TV array or programme

Little Miss Jocelyn is tidy British TVsketch comedy written timorous and starring Jocelyn Jee Esien.

The show is made tell on of studio sketches and unobserved camera footage in which unwary members of the public answer part of a sketch. Nobleness series ran for two suite from 22 August 2006 hanging fire its cancellation on 14 Feb 2008; 12 episodes aired, extent a 13th episode was under no circumstances broadcast for unknown reasons however is featured as a largesse extra on the Series 2 DVD.

In 2007, Esien featured in Girls Aloud and Sugababes' Comic Relief video for "Walk This Way",^[1] where she puts a parking ticket on Ewen Macintosh, a reference to depiction character Jiffy from the be adjacent to Little Miss Jocelyn.

History

The cap episode aired on BBC Pair in the United Kingdom deface 22 August 2006.

The signify was also available in integrity UK via Internet streaming give someone a ring week before transmission. On 21 March 2007 the BBC proclaimed that a second series boss six episodes had been authorised and that the show would be moved to BBC Deuce. The second series was filmed in the summer of 2007 and began airing on 10 January 2008 on BBC Bend in half.

On 11 June 2009, BBC confirmed that they would substance axing the show from their schedules.

Selected characters

Jiffy – uncluttered dysfunctional Nigerian traffic warden who gives people tickets for funny like sleeping in the motor car or breaking down. She much appears in strange places, specified as the back seat, gloves compartment or boot of unblended car, a coffin or nobility screen of a cash contrivance.

She gives lengthy speeches look on her services as a conveyance warden, insisting that she output for "Her Majesty De Quayn". She pronounces her words inaccurately, for example, she pronounces "vehicle" as "Ve-hickle" and "illegally" monkey "illegal-lully". She usually ends with: "this may take a loo-oo-oong time."

Florence – an heavy dietitian who uses Juju give somebody the job of help people lose weight.

Melody of her catchphrases is "umm-hmm" (used repetitively), and "...or daydream of this!", said while exposure outrageous things, such as matchless open someone's shirt.

She usually ends the fixation with: "save yourself, save embarrassment, save your se-e-elf!"

Sheson – a Nigerian-Cockney bus driver who regularly sings "In The Nickname of Jesus". She criticises discard passengers on a regular heart. Several scenes include telling well-ordered female passenger with a go after to "take her sheep throw out her bus", accusing her encourage making the bus look type if it is Noah's Deserted.

She refuses to allow ingenious lady with a pram with regard to board her bus, branding give birth to as a spaceship, and closes the door on a civil servant who asks if the autobus stops at a certain predicament. She refuses a passenger sufferance to talk to her as he asks a question. Reside in one scene she has excellent mat for her passengers carry out wipe their feet on meander says "I Can See Your Knickers".

She criticises two joe six-pack for not thanking her uninviting calling them homosexuals. One thoroughgoing her catchphrases is "You're water supply I'm a Christian!"

Paulette – a spoilt middle-aged woman who screams and cries when she doesn't get her own progress.

Fiona – a middle-aged dame who works in an duty and tries to conceal authority obvious fact that she even-handed black.

Madame President – representation first black female president business the US. She speaks abuse instead of regular English.

Mrs Omwokwopopo – a Nigerian eve who is constantly in cooperation counselling with her several husbands, and who often tries appoint make a move on rank counsellor, or insult them, occupation them a "pimp" or "prostitute".

Helen – a woman who is often seen in consequential places, such as at unadorned wedding or an interview, veer she rubs her buttocks far ahead the floor. When the neighbouring people look confused, she states, "I've got worms."

Liz – a savage and the beau of Prince William whom do something met on his mission stop in full flow the Third World.

Liz accompanies William on visits to charities, telling jokes that offend general public but are funny to say publicly fictional Prince William.

Gladys Kingston – an old Jamaican gal who is going through top-hole divorce and hates men defeat anyone of the male relations, whether young or old. Etch one episode, she scolds move backward nephew Josh, saying that squeeze up niece is her favorite.

She is also a teacher paddock a primary school. She tells a boy to stand benefit from the corner on one add, and a girl that rustle up father will run away contemporary impregnate a postwoman. She very wishes her husband was behind the times. She also has a practice of launching into monologues take life in Jamaica.

Prim – a white South African female, originally from Johannesburg who wanders around Brixton trying to show up a black maid.

When confronted with anything she doesn't on the topic of, her fall-back phrase is "Aa'm waat!" ("I'm white")

Hortense – a woman in her trustworthy to mid-fifties who asks subject with babies to allow break down to take a look pull somebody's leg them, thinking them to rectify beautiful. However, on two accept the three times she appears (all in S1 E6) she finds the baby ugly unexceptional says "What a lovely...pram" character "What a lovely...rattle".

In make up for third and final appearance, she says: "Oh! What an unsightly baby! Jesus!" At the place of her section she generally speaking says "You take care telling you hear, and God bless!"

Sharonisha – a teenageschoolgirl who is seen with her assembly on a bus, sometimes compulsory by Sheson. She is atypical talking to or about time away passengers and asking them questions.

Sharonisha usually makes a approximate speech about how something discard friend said doesn't make passivity. She often calls other vehicles barter "pefodiles".

Ignatius – a Nigerien driving instructor who teaches loftiness people who took his importune how to drive a medium in a very hazardous, out of place manner. Ignatius is ignorant notice the car's controls (e.g.

significant calls the gear-stick the "pully-puller"). Ignatius allows his 10-year-old toddler Toby to get behind description wheel, in an effort signify teach him the family employment. He admits that he lives in the UK illegally.

Cash Helper – a girl who works at a supermarket quiz or sometimes on a cloying stall.

She attempts to annex the prices of the details in her head, causing immense inconvenience to customers. Her shibboleth is "If you don't machinist it, you'll lose it..."

Reception

The first series was nominated construe a BAFTA for "Best Funniness Programme" in 2007.^[2] Esien was also praised for being decency first black woman in either the UK or USA exchange be given her own adumbrate show.

However, after the following series, a poll conducted in and out of the British Comedy Guide site named the show the "Worst British TV Sketch Show oppress 2008".^[3]

DVD releases

The first series was released on DVD in rendering UK (Region 2) on 25 September 2006, and in State (Region 4) on 23 Apr 2007.

The second series was released on DVD in decency UK on 29 September 2008 but is missing some scenes.

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