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Nathan Barley

2005 · 1 season

A queasy, cringe-inducing satire of media vacuity that makes you squirm and laugh at the same time.

Created by
Charlie Brooker, Chris Morris
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Claire Keelan
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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Free in the UK
  • Channel 4
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Charlie Brooker, Chris Morris
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Claire Keelan
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • identity
  • class
  • corruption
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Free
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Genres
comedy
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Claire Keelan, Richard Ayoade, Spencer Brown, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia Davis, Stephen Mangan
Music
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 148 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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