Barry Welsh is Coming
| Barry Welsh is Coming | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 'Barry Welsh is Going' |
| Directed by | Matt Lipsey Lissa Evans Peter Boyd Maclean Alan Nixon Huw Parry |
| Starring | John Sparkes |
| Theme music composer | Pete Baikie |
| Country of origin | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 58 episodes (including 8 specials) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Elis Owen |
| Producer(s) | Pete Baikie Alan Nixon |
| Location(s) | Cardiff, Wales, UK |
| Editor(s) | Huw Parry |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Absolutely Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | HTV Wales |
| Original release | 6 September 1996 – 8 March 2004 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Absolutely Jeff Global's Global Probe |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Barry Welsh is Coming was a sketch show produced by Absolutely Productions for HTV Wales. The programme was first broadcast at 10:40pm on Friday 6 September 1996 and originally ran for 6 series with some episodes later broadcast on the Paramount Comedy Channel. The main star was John Sparkes, who played the geekish presenter Barry Welsh, along with other roles. For the final series, the show was renamed Barry Welsh is Going and consisted of three compilation specials. The series was replaced by Jeff Global's Global Probe, which ended after six episodes.
The TV series also featured cast members from the Channel 4 series Absolutely, while some character elements from Absolutely were incorporated into the programme. Denzil and Gwynedd, two of the original Absolutely characters, briefly returned in Barry Welsh is Coming for shorter sketches, now accompanied by their 21-year-old son, Codfyl.
The show returned in 2007 in the form of three themed specials broadcast throughout the year, presented by Sparkes in the guise of Fishguard news reporter Hugh Pugh. The new episodes were produced in-house by ITV Wales.
The most popular segment of the programme, Hugh Pugh is a news reporter from Fishguard with a strong aversion towards Barry Welsh.
The Animal Rescue Squad (or .A.R.S. - pronounced as "arse"), is a lampoon of Animal Hospital and other animal welfare shows. The series is set in and around Cardiff, and features the short-tempered Dave Daley (Kim Wall), Dave Sinclair (John Sparkes), Dave Webster (Gordon Kennedy) at .A.R.S. Control (his mothers' home), and an unnamed cameraman (Pete Baikie) who is always bullied by Dave Daley when Daley is in a fit of rage. The .A.R.S. tend to rescue mostly insects such as spiders and wasps rather than larger animals, though dogs have appeared in later sketches. The sketches were narrated by Morwenna Banks.
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