26 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestIn the final episode, Nathan finds his way into Claire's meeting with a TV commissioner, Pingu is finally broken like a rag doll and Dan discovers a way to get rid of Nathan.
Nathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Charlie Condou and Claire Keelan. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4. Described by his creator as a "meaningless strutting cadaver-in-waiting", the character originated on Brooker's TVGoHome – a website parodying television listings – as the focus of a fly-on-the-wall documentary called Cunt.
Writing
Brooker & Morris weaponizing satire before smartphones.
Acting
Julian Barratt's weary disgust as civilization's last sane man.
Production
Hoxton circa 2005, captured like a crime scene.
Creators
Chris Morris, Charlie Brooker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original TVGoHome website described Nathan's documentary as 'Cunt'—Channel 4 made them change it. The spirit remained.
Brooker later admitted the show was 'horribly prescient'—Nathan's 'geek chic' empire prefigured the entire influencer economy by nearly a decade.
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