NE Carry on laughing!
What's on TV|February 04, 2023
A glamorous beauty queen aims to become a top comedy star in the 1960s...
CAREN CLARK
NE Carry on laughing!

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Gemma Arterton stars as a Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker, who wants to make it as a comedian in the 1960s. She then becomes a sitcom star at a time when TV comedy was dominated by men. The six-parter also stars Rupert Everett as Barbara's agent and Tom Bateman as her co-star Clive.

Starry... Writer Morwenna Banks co-stars with Rupert Everett, who plays theatrical agent Brian

Enjoy a journey through the 1960s as a beauty queen battles to become a sitcom star in a colourful new comedy drama.

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