Barbara: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Barbara is the lynchpin of a mildly dysfunctional family that includes Ted, (Sam Kelly - Porridge, 'Allo 'Allo), her cab-driver husband of 35 years and a man who learned long ago to play second fiddle, neurotic daughter Linda and despised son-in-law Martin (Mark Benton); Barbara's nouveau-riche sister Jean (Sherrie Hewson - Coronation Street), is the victim of many a withering look and practised put-down, while son Neil and mother-in-law Queenie also find plenty of ways to test Barbara's dwindling patience...

Series details

• Title: Barbara
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1999-06-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-04-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10985
• IMDb ID: tt0187623
• TVDB ID: 76574

Cast and credited roles

• Gwen Taylor — Barbara Liversidge
• Sam Kelly — Ted Liversidge
• Mark Benton — Martin Pond
• Elizabeth Carling — Linda Pond
• Sherrie Hewson — Jean
• Madge Hindle — Doreen
• Benedict Sandiford — Neil Liversidge

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-06-27; final listed air date 1999-08-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2000-11-24; final listed air date 2001-06-24; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2002-04-23; final listed air date 2003-04-04; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2002-04-23; final listed air date 2002-05-28; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2003-02-23; final listed air date 2003-04-04; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Barbara on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.