Nathan Barley: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nathan Barley is 26. He is a webmaster, guerrilla filmmaker, screenwriter, DJ and in his own words, a "self-facilitating media node". He is convinced he is the epitome of urban cool and therefore secretly terrified he might not be, which is why he reads Sugar Ape Magazine - his bible of cool. Dan Ashcroft writes searing columns for Sugar Ape. He's considered astonishingly cool, but only by those he despises. He is surrounded by idiots and practically worshipped by Nathan (whom he considers to be their king). He is 34. Why has he failed to move on? Claire Ashcroft, 27, is Dan's sister. Like Dan she despises "cool". Unlike Nathan she despises novelty, trash, irony and gadgets. She is furious that no one will fund her hard-hitting documentary about a choir of reformed junkies.

Series details

• Title: Nathan Barley
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2005-02-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 2584

Cast and credited roles

• Claire Keelan — Claire Ashcroft
• Julian Barratt — Dan Ashcroft
• Nicholas Burns — Nathan Barley
• Oliver Chris — Max Herbert

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-02-11; final listed air date 2005-03-18; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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