"Nathan Barley" (2005) TV series

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

11 February 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Cast

Nicholas Burns	...	Nathan Barley (7 episodes, 2005)
Julian Barratt	...	Dan Ashcroft (7 episodes, 2005)
Claire Keelan	...	Claire Ashcroft / ... (7 episodes, 2005)
Richard Ayoade	...	Ned Smanks (6 episodes, 2005)
Spencer Brown	...	Rufus Onslatt (6 episodes, 2005)
Charlie Condou	...	Jonatton Yeah? (6 episodes, 2005)
Rhys Thomas	...	Toby (6 episodes, 2005)
Ben Whishaw	...	Pingu (6 episodes, 2005)
Noel Fielding	...	Jones (5 episodes, 2005)
Nina Sosanya	...	Sasha (5 episodes, 2005)
David Hoyle	...	Doug Rocket / ... (4 episodes, 2005)
Joe Van Moyland	...	Mudd (4 episodes, 2005)
Iddo Goldberg	...	15Peter20 (3 episodes, 2005)
Kevin Eldon	...	Nikolai the Barber (2 episodes, 2005)
Frank Boyce	...	Paul Chipes (2 episodes, 2005)
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Robin (2 episodes, 2005)
Celia Meiras	...	Dajve Bikinus (2 episodes, 2005)
Mathew Horne	...	Shop Assistant (2 episodes, 2005)
Franck Alba	...	Mandolin Man (2 episodes, 2005)
Montserrat Lombard	...	Monika (2 episodes, 2005)
Vincenzo Nicoli	...	Paolo / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Ramon Tikaram	...	Troll (2 episodes, 2005)

Also Known As:

"Box of Slice" (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

26 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:18 (DVD)

Company:

TalkBack Productions

Trivia:

In 15Peter20's exhibition, there is a photograph that appears to show political activist 'Mark Thomas VI' urinating through the letterbox of Number 10 Downing Street.

Quotes:

Dan: I am not a preacher man!

Movie Connections:

Featured in 50 Most Shocking Comedy Moments (2006) (TV)

Extremely Amusing!

Opinions are mixed about Nathan Barley - suffice to say, if you expect Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker to re-hash their earlier work and be satisfied then you've misunderstood their ethos (wheras I'm guessing at it - but at least I'm making an effort!!)

It's not Brasseye or TV Go Home, and why would it be? They're done, they exist and we can watch/read them.

The target for their humour might be narrow, but it works from a city-dweller perspective - and as I recall from my youth, there's always stupid trend-focused fools in villages too!

I loved it - you might? But it's not Jam or Brasseye, or TV Go Home or Charlie's Guardian columns (although I *would* like to see Charlie getting proper spleen-venting exposure!).