TV series
Barry Welsh is Coming
1996–2004, English, on ITV1.
Barry Welsh is Coming was a sketch show produced by Absolutely Productions for HTV Wales. The programme was first broadcast at 10:40pm on Friday 6 September 1996 and originally ran for 6 series with some episodes later broadcast on the Paramount Comedy Channel. The main star was John Sparkes, who played the geekish presenter Barry Welsh, along with other roles. For the final series, the show was renamed Barry Welsh is Going and consisted of three compilation specials. The series was replaced by Jeff Global's Global Probe, which ended after six episodes. The TV series also featured cast members from the Channel 4 series Absolutely, while some character elements from Absolutely were incorporated into the programme. Denzil and Gwynedd. The show returned in 2007 in the form of three themed specials broadcast throughout the year, presented by Sparkes in the guise of Fishguard news reporter Hugh Pugh. The new episodes were produced in-house by ITV Wales.
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 53
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 2004
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Latest episode
S6 E3: Episode 3
Aired 8 March 2004
Seasons 6
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 6 September 1996
- Last aired
- 8 March 2004
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Barry Welsh is Coming has 6 seasons and 53 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
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