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Barbara. Image shows from L to R: Barbara Liversidge (Gwen Taylor), Ted Liversidge (Sam Kelly)
Barbara

Barbara

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1995 - 2003
  • 29 episodes (3 series)

No-nonsense Yorkshire housewife Barbara Liversage imposes herself as the agony aunt and problem-solver for her extended family. Stars Gwen Taylor, Sam Kelly, Madge Hindle, Mark Benton, Elizabeth Carling and more.

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Barbara trivia

Writer Graham Mark Walker was credited as Graham Walker in Series 1.

Barbara was piloted as the first episode of Central's 1995 Comedy Firsts series; the second episode, Sometime, Never, was the only other to be commissioned.

ITV's constant switching and postponing of Barbara episodes in the schedules eventually lead to the 12-episode Series 3 being split into two chunks; accordingly, the second half is in some places listed as Series 4.

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