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Funny woman [videorecording] / a Potboiler/Rebel Park co-production ; directed by Oliver Parker ; written by Morwenna Banks, Nick Hornby ; produced by Paul Schlessinger, Ross Williams.

Parker, Oliver, (television director.). Schlessinger, Paul, (television producer.). Williams, Ross, (television producer.). Banks, Morwenna, (screenwriter,, actor.). Hornby, Nick, (screenwriter.). Arterton, Gemma, (actor.). Threlfall, David, (actor.). Everett, Rupert, (actor.). Ali, Arsher, 1984- (actor.). Bateman, Tom, 1989- (actor.). Bill, Leo, (actor.). Ashitey, Clare-Hope, 1987- (actor.). Davies, Alexa, 1995- (actor.). Cavaliero, Rosie, (actor.). Petrie, Alistair, (author.). Hornby, Nick. Television adaptation of (work): Funny girl. (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.). Potboiler Productions, (production company.). Rebel Park Productions, (production company.). Gemma Arterton, David Threlfall, Rupert Everett, Arsher Ali, Tom Bateman, Matthew Beard, Leo Bill, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Alexa Davies, Rosie Cavaliero, Alistair Petrie, Morwenna Banks. (Cast).

Summary:

It's the height of the swinging 60s and Barbara Parker has just been crowned Miss Blackpool but there's got to be more to life than being a beauty queen in a seaside town, right? She wants to be someone. The bright lights of London are calling, and our determined hero sets off to find out who that someone is. The London she encounters is not as quite as swinging as the one she'd read about and seen on TV. However, after a series of setbacks, Barbara finds herself in unfamiliar territory--an audition for a TV comedy show. Barbara's uncompromising northern wit proves to be the X-factor that the show has been missing. She gets the part and becomes part of a groundbreaking new sitcom. Being a woman in a largely male environment has its own challenges, but as Barbara "finds her funny" she re-defines the prevailing attitude to funny women--and in the process, reinvents herself.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531716769
  • ISBN: 1531716768
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (280 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel "Funny girl" by Nick Hornby.
Wide screen.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc one. Episodes 1-3 -- Disc two. Episodes 4-6.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Oliver Parker.
Participant or Performer Note:
Gemma Arterton, David Threlfall, Rupert Everett, Arsher Ali, Tom Bateman, Matthew Beard, Leo Bill, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Alexa Davies, Rosie Cavaliero, Alistair Petrie, Morwenna Banks.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2023.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV-14.
Accessibility Note:
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1 stereo.
Language Note:
English dialogue; English subtitiles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Source of Description Note:
Title from container.

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Women comedians > Drama.
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Genre:
Television comedies.
Historical television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Television adaptations.
Television series.
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