Nathan Barley

7.2IMDb Score
Released:2005-02-11
Genre:Comedy
Duration:26 min
Director:Chris Morris
Actors:Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Claire Keelan, Richard Ayoade, Spencer Brown
Production:Talkback, Channel 4 Television
Keywords:sitcom

Overview:

Nathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Charlie Condou and Claire Keelan. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4. Described by his creator as a "meaningless strutting cadaver-in-waiting", the character originated on Brooker's TVGoHome – a website parodying television listings – as the focus of a fly-on-the-wall documentary called Cunt.

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