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| Barry Welsh Is Coming | |
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| Also known as | Barry Welsh Is Going |
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| Starring | John Sparkes |
| Theme music composer | Pete Baikie |
| Country of origin | Wales |
| No. of episodes | 58 episodes (including 8 specials) |
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| Executive producer | Elis Owen |
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| Production locations | Cardiff, Wales |
| Editor | Huw Parry |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Absolutely Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | HTV Wales |
| Release | 6 September 1996 – 8 March 2004 |
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Barry Welsh Is Coming is a Welsh sketch show produced by Absolutely Productions for HTV Wales. The programme was first broadcast at 10:40 pm on Friday 6 September 1996 and originally ran for six series with some episodes later broadcast on the Paramount Comedy Channel. It was produced by Pete Baikie,[1] and almost all the main characters were played by John Sparkes, who also played the inept presenter Barry Welsh. 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.
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