Barking (TV series)

Barking
GenreSketch comedy
Directed byPeter Boyd Maclean
Starring
ComposersPete Baikie
Rowland Lee
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducersAlan Marke
David Spicer
EditorMykola Pawluk
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release24 June (1998-06-24) –
29 July 1998 (1998-07-29)
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Barking is a late-night sketch comedy show broadcast on Channel 4 in the summer of 1998. The series starred and written by David Walliams, Catherine Tate, Peter Kay, Omid Djalili, Mackenzie Crook, Marcus Brigstocke and more up-and-coming comedians, most of whom went on to successful careers.[1][2] Channel 4 announced that Barking was officially cancelled after the first series.

The show was released on DVD on 7 November 2011.[3][4]

  1. ^ Rees, Jasper (31 January 2004). "One to watch". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 26 January 2023. She also popped up in other people's sketch shows and even her own, Barking, with Peter Kay and Mackenzie Crook on Channel 4.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Gerard (23 March 2004). "Catherine Tate: Multiple personality". The Independent. Retrieved 25 January 2023. It was due to be part of her Channel 4 sketch show, Barking, but the producers got cold feet.
  3. ^ Bennett, Steve (12 September 2011). "Comedy rarity to be released on DVD : News 2011 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Barking". The Velvet Onion. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2023.