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Carrie & Barry is aBritish television sitcom first broadcast onBBC One between 2004 and 2005.[1][2] Written bySimon Nye, it starsNeil Morrissey andClaire Rushbrook.[1][3]
| Carrie & Barry | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom Cringe comedy Romantic comedy Satire |
| Created by | Simon Nye |
| Written by | Simon Nye |
| Directed by | Martin Dennis |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Happy Heart" byAndy Williams |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mark Freeland Beryl Vertue |
| Producer | Sue Vertue |
| Editor | Mykola Pawluk |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Hartswood Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 3 September 2004 (2004-09-03) – 3 December 2005 (2005-12-03) |
Produced byHartswood Films, it reunited Morrissey with writerSimon Nye, executive producerBeryl Vertue and director Martin Dennis. It was produced bySue Vertue.
Neil Morrissey plays part-time taxi driver Barry andClaire Rushbrook is his beautician wife Carrie. The couple find themselves with the daily challenges of keeping the spice in their marriage and the fun in their day jobs – as well as having to deal with Barry's teenage daughter Sinéad (Sarah Quintrell) from his disastrous first marriage. In an interview for Best magazine in 2012 Neil Morrissey stated that this role remains the one role of which he is the most proud.
Mark Williams plays Barry's mate Kirk, who co-owns his black cab (he does the night shifts) whilstMichelle Gomez is Carrie's acid-tongued best friend and fellow beautician Michelle.
References
edit- ^abHayward, Anthony (13 February 2022)."Beryl Vertue obituary".The Guardian. Retrieved27 December 2024.
- ^Bushell, Garry (5 September 2004)."Bushell on the Box: BBC comedy's no joke".The People.ProQuest 340946066. Retrieved27 December 2024 – viaProQuest.
- ^"Television: TERRESTRIAL PICK OF THE DAY".Daily Record. Glasgow. 6 September 2004.ProQuest 328157907. Retrieved27 December 2024 – viaProQuest.
External links
edit- Carrie & Barry atBBC Online
- Carrie & Barry atIMDb
- Carrie & Barry atBritish Comedy Guide
- Carrie & Barry at British TV Comedy
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