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Barry Humphries at the BBC
Barry Humphries at the BBC

Barry Humphries at the BBC

Genres

DocumentaryComedy

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Alex Jones looks back at the highlights of Barry’s career on a selection of BBC shows, featuring some of Barry’s funniest, rudest and most revealing moments from over the decades.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

28 May 2023

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

Self (archive material) / Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson

Alex Jones

Alex Jones

Presenter

Elton John

Elton John

Self (archive material)

Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan

Self (archive material)

Sue Lawley

Sue Lawley

Self (archive material)

Rick Stein

Rick Stein

Self (archive material)

Michael Parkinson

Michael Parkinson

Self (archive material)

Barry Norman

Barry Norman

Self (archive material)

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self (archive material)

Esther Rantzen

Esther Rantzen

Self (archive material)

Alan Titchmarsh

Alan Titchmarsh

Self (archive material)

Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr

Self (archive material)

Matt Tebbutt

Matt Tebbutt

Self (archive material)

Dara Ó Briain

Dara Ó Briain

Self (archive material)

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