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For the Welsh politician, please see Dafydd Elis-Thomas Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas of Nant Conwy, AM, is a UK politician from Wales. ...

Little Britain Character
Daffyd Thomas

Daffyd (Matt Lucas) in front of his favourite pub, The Scarecrow and Mrs King
First appearance Pilot episode
Information
Gender Male
Year of birth 1978
Occupation "unemployed out gay man"
Portrayed by Matt Lucas
Created by David Walliams / Matt Lucas

Daffyd Thomas (Born 1978, Llandewi Breffi [1]) is a fictional character from the cult BBC television and radio series Little Britain played by Matt Lucas. His catchphrase is "I'm the only gay in the village". Little Britain is a character-based BBC radio and television sketch show written by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Daffyd2. ... Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is a British comedy actor. ... David Walliams (born David Williams August 20, 1971 in Surrey) is an English comedy actor, best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas in the sketch show Little Britain. ... Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is a British comedy actor. ... Alice, a fictional character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... Little Britain is a character-based BBC radio and television sketch show written by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. ... Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is a British comedy actor. ... A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ...


Daffyd (whose first name is a misspelling of the real Welsh Christian name Dafydd, pronounced [davɪð]) claims to be the only gay man living in the small Welsh mining village of Llandewi Breffi (the name of which is a reference to the village of Llanddewi Brefi), despite plentiful evidence to the contrary. He himself, however, often displays homophobic, or at least stereotyping, tendencies, much to the chagrin of barmaid Myfanwy, who is later revealed to be a lesbian. Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... This article is about the country. ... Llanddewi Brefi is a small village in Ceredigion (Cardiganshire), Wales. ... Homophobia is the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. ... A lesbian is a woman who is romantically and sexually attracted only to other women. ...


He expresses frustration at not being the recipient of homophobia despite showing outrageously homophobic behavior on occasions (for example at a "Gay Night" organized for him by Myfanwy, the pub began to fill with gay men Myfanwy had invited, Daffyd held a bar stool threateningly and yelled "get back you gay bastards!"). Homophobia is the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. ...


Myfanwy constantly encourages him to meet other gay men and to have some "bum fun", something he never does and has never done. Roman men having anal sex. ...


Apparently, he didn't realise he was gay until he was twenty-two (and he claims to be only twenty-five in an episode of the first series), and cannot recognize a fellow homosexual upon merely seeing one or showing extreme levels of denial. He can often be found in his local pub, "The Scarecrow and Mrs King" (a reference to the television series Scarecrow and Mrs. King), sipping Bacardi and Coke and reading his copy of Gay Times. Daffyd once stood for political office in a by-election on the "Gay Rights for Gays Party" ticket. Scarecrow and Mrs. ... The Bacardi logo The Cathedral Of Rum at the Distillery in Puerto Rico near San Juan. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Categories: Stub | LGBT media ...


Homosexuality seems to run in his family, as his uncles, cousin, aunt and brother are all gay, and Myfanwy claims that even his mother had a bit of "fanny fun" with her own Aunt Ruth. He is unemployed and lives with his parents, since he believes that his sexuality would prevent him from getting a job or home of his own. According to the stage show programme, Daffyd blames "insitutionalised heterosexualist, anti-gay homophobia {sic}" for his lack of motivation to gain employment. A programme or program with respect to events such as theatre performances or fêtes is a printed leaflet outlining the parts of the event scheduled to take place, principal performers and background information. ... Heteronormativity is a term used in the discussion of sexual behavior, gender, and society, primarily within the fields of queer theory and gender theory. ... Homophobia is the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. ... Sic is a Latin word meaning thus or so. In writing, it is italicized and placed within square brackets — [sic] — to indicate that an incorrect or unusual spelling, phrase, or other preceding quoted material is a verbatim reproduction of the quoted original and is not a transcription error. ...


He has encountered various gay characters played by David Walliams, but the character that could be considered Daffyd's David Walliams counterpart is Old Ma Evans's lodger, whom he met in the first episode of series 1. David Walliams (born David Williams August 20, 1971 in Surrey) is an English comedy actor, best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas in the sketch show Little Britain. ...

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In the final episode of the third series, broadcast on Christmas Eve 2005, Daffyd enters the pub and announces to Myfanwy that he is leaving Llandewi Breffi and moving to London where he can be a proper gay. After sarcastically congratulating everyone in the pub for forcing him to leave the village because of his homosexuality (which they haven't, since no one cares that Daffyd is gay and many villagers are also homosexual), Daffyd goes to the train station with Myfanwy who mentions that Daffyd will no longer be able to call himself the only gay in the village. The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...


Daffyd is upset at the thought of this, pretends to miss his train and even when it turns out that another train is actually due in five minutes, returns to the pub with Myfanwy for a Bacardi and Coke.


In Little Britain Abroad, he learns that Myfanwy is opening a gay bar on the Greek island of Mykonos. He is then asked to hand out leaflets advertising the bar's grand opening night, but despite being away from home, Daffyd still considers himself to be "the only gay in the village", despite the fact that Myfanwy tells him that the area of Mykonos where they are located is "teeming with todger". Daffyd then goes onto the nearby beach and although he sees a lot of gay men relaxing and doing things together, he does not hand out any leaflets (except to a little girl playing on the beach and a nun). Later on, Myfanwy is appalled that Daffyd only gave out two leaflets and no one turns up... ...but to their surprise, the nun Daffyd met appears, asking for some "fanny fun" in Greek. A gay bar is a drinking establishment which can vary in character as much as any other type of bar, but which caters exclusively or primarily to a gay and / or lesbian clientele. ... Coordinates 37°27′ N 25°20′ E Country Greece Periphery South Aegean Prefecture Cyclades Population 9,320 source (2001) Elevation 35 m Postal code 846 00 Area code 22890 Licence plate code ΕΜ Website mykonos. ...

Spoilers end here.

Memorable quotes

"I am the only gay in this village"


"I'll have another Bacardi and Coke please Myfanwy"


"Oh it's so hard being the only gay in the village"


"(Telling a tea lady whether the new hairdresser is gay) His brother!"


"Oh Myfanwy there just aren't any other gays round here"


"Ok if you're gay, who played Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz?"
(Everyone) "Judy Garland"
"How did you know that?"
(Myfanwy) "Everyone knows that Daffyd"
"Ok, who was the gay one in Are you Being Served?"
(Everyone) "Mr Humphries!"
"Really? I thought it was Captain Peacock, he's the one with the moustache!"


Villager: Hello Dafyyd
Daffyd: I'm gay! Get over it!


"Do you get a lump in your throat when you kneel before a Queen?"


"I have only had sex once, in the privacy of my own home and I was very much ALONE!"


References and notes

  1. ^ According to Little Britain Live stage show guide.

  Results from FactBites:
 
Daffyd Thomas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (585 words)
Daffyd Thomas is a fictional character from the cult BBC television and radio series Little Britain played by Matt Lucas.
Daffyd (whose first name is a misspelling of the real Welsh Christian name Dafydd, pronounced [davɪð]) claims to be the only gay man living in the small Welsh mining village of Llandewi Breffi (the name of which is a reference to the village of Llanddewi Brefi), despite plentiful evidence to the contrary.
Daffyd is upset at the thought of this, pretends to miss his train and even when it turns out that another train is due in ten minutes, returns to the pub with Myfanwy for a Bacardi and Coke.
Llanddewi Brefi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (496 words)
Daffyd is a homosexual man, who believes himself to be "the only gay in the village".
Daffyd's encounters with homosexuality and reluctance to believe the acceptance and existence of other gay men and women form the background to the comedy sketches.
Daffyd however has been controversial for other reasons, particularly as it has been claimed he constitutes a stereotype, although this is probably intentional and meant as ironic as Lucas is a gay.
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