Bo' Selecta!

TV Series
2002–2004
30m

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Comedy involving celebrity stalker Avid Merrion, and a whole host of "celebrities".Comedy involving celebrity stalker Avid Merrion, and a whole host of "celebrities".Comedy involving celebrity stalker Avid Merrion, and a whole host of "celebrities".

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6.8/10

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 6 nominations total

Episodes25

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Leigh Francis

Various Characters…

Craig Phillips

Self…

Karen Hayley

Charlotte

Patsy Kensit

Self…

Caroline Flack

Bubbles

Brian Cox

Brian

Nadine

Singer

Ozzy Rezat

Davina McCall

Self

Jessica Taylor

Self

Michelle Heaton

Self

Kelli Young

Self

Suranne Jones

Self

Jenni Falconer

Self

Tony Lundon

Self

Kevin Simm

Self

Jonathan Ross

Self

Denise Van Outen

Self

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Trivia
In Series 3, Steve Webster, head of visual effects, had to design five bears. An new bear for Leigh to wear, a stuffed one and three robotic ones, one which the head moved, one which the arms moved and one which both arms and legs moved.

Goofs
In the Michael Jackass episode where Michael Jackson is "Moonwalking", the camera crew is reflected in some shop windows as the pass.

Quotes
Avid Merrion: Hello to you. My name is Avid Merrion. I am number one celabrity superfan here in the world. This is my programme, I hope you like it, it is warm.

Alternate versions
The DVD includes several deleted scenes, including:
A spoof of Tourette's Syndrome documentary "The Boy Can't Help It" featuring "Gareth Gates".
Additional "David Blaine" tricks.
A "Michael Jackass" sketch featuring Jade Goody.

Connections
Featured in Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005)

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8/10

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Bo Selecta is a Channel 4 comedy classic that has never ceased to make me laugh. It's great fun for fans of absurdist comedy, if you like stuff such as Reeves and Mortimer then I'd imagine you'll like this too. Much of the humour is derived from the deliberately absurd and over-the-top impressions of celebs, though some are spot on like the impressions of Ant and Dec. Leigh Francis did a brilliant job here and he can be proud after all these years. Series 3 is still very funny but a bit weaker than the other two as the format change meant the guests were in on the joke. In the first two Avid Merrion meets real celebrities who believe he is a real stalker, the part where he interviews Meatloaf is hilarious! Well worth a watch even all these years later.