Catherine Tate is a revolution on BBC 2 after "Little Britain", in terms of caustic comedy. Through the impersonation of a wide range of larger-than-life characters, all interpreted by herself (and all inspired from people around her), a new portrait of Britain has now been drawn. This chameleon-lady can in turn play (and transform into) a nightmarish secretary, a jack-of-all-trades (and master of none) assistant or a stereotypical middle-class mother. Above all, two creations will remain: the cantankerous Nan Taylor, whose banter and rudeness make her a shocking yet hilarious version of any British grandmother and, last but not least, the astonishingly annoying schoolgirl Lauren, paragon of the so-called "chav culture", whose phrase "Am I bovved" is now a cultural institution...
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