Marjorie Dawes
| Marjorie Dawes | |
|---|---|
| Little Britain character | |
| First appearance | Pilot episode |
| Created by | David Walliams / Matt Lucas |
| Portrayed by | Matt Lucas |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | FatFighters Support Group Leader |
| Spouse(s) | Melvyn Dawes (divorced) |
| Significant other(s) | Derek (one episode) |
| Children |
George Dawes Pinky Perky |
| Relatives | Barbara (sister) |
| Nationality | British |
Marjorie Dawes is a fictional character played by British comedian Matt Lucas. Lucas initially performed the role occasionally as mother to a character known as George Dawes in the comedy game show Shooting Stars. Later Lucas made Marjorie one of the main characters on the BBC TV and radio show Little Britain and subsequently Little Britain USA.
Her name originates from a traditional children's playtime song, "See Saw Margery Daw". According to a biography printed in the Little Britain Live programme guide, Marjorie was married until 1997 to an unseen Melvyn Dawes, with whom she had two fat twin boys named Pinky and Perky also never seen. In Shooting Stars it is established that character George Dawes is her son. Marjorie has an estranged sister, Barbara (played by David Walliams in the second TV series), whom she insists her mother cuts out of her will.
Marjorie is an overweight Caucasian woman with blonde hair in the style of a bob. She consistently wears an indigo-coloured blaza, plaid blue blouse, long purple skirt and assorted jewellery. In Little Britain USA, Marjorie sometimes wears a patterned blouse with an aqua skirt.
It is repeatedly demonstrated that Majorie is a bigot whose most common trait is to verbally abuse the people attending her meetings about their weight while still retaining a cheery, friendly demeanour. She frequently addresses her FatFighters group as 'Fatties' in an affectionate manner, but is also not shy of outright shouting insults right at their faces when provoked. At one point she releases a torrent of insults directed at Pat until a new member walks in, briefly pausing to kindly welcome her before continuing her abuse nonchalantly. She's also portrayed as homophobic. When American talk show host, comedian, and actress Rosie O'Donnell appears on the premiere of Little Britain USA, Marjorie refers to O'Donnell's sexuality; her successful talk show, which ran, in Marjorie's words, "until Ellen DeGeneres filled [Rosie's] slot". Another of the character's foils is her attitude to other races, consistently pretending not to understand anyone who isn't of the same ethnic background. Majorie is also played as someone who is illiterate. Whilst using a flip chart, she frequently writes "chocolate" incorrectly. In a sketch shown in the first episode, she writes "choclit"; in third episode of series 3, she writes "chucklet"; and in the final episode of series 3 she writes "choglud". In Little Britain USA, she also misspells "ice cube" as "ice koob".
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