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((Short description|British television series))
((Use dmy dates|date=April 2022))
((Use British English|date=February 2014))
((More citations needed|date=October 2010))
((Infobox television
| image                = Nathan Barley.jpg
| caption              = Cover of the DVD release
| genre                = [[Sitcom]]
| runtime              = 26 minutes
| creator              = ((ubl|[[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]]|[[Charlie Brooker]]))
| writer               = ((ubl|Chris Morris|Charlie Brooker))
| starring             = ((ubl|[[Julian Barratt]]|[[Nicholas Burns (actor)|Nicholas Burns]]|[[Claire Keelan]]|[[Richard Ayoade]]|[[Rhys Thomas (comedian)|Rhys Thomas]]|[[Ben Whishaw]]))
| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| network              = [[Channel 4]]
| first_aired          = ((start date|2005|2|11|df=y))
| last_aired           = ((end date|2005|3|18|df=y))
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 6
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'''''Nathan Barley''''' is a British [[Channel 4]] television [[sitcom]] written by [[Charlie Brooker]] and [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]], directed by Morris and starring [[Nicholas Burns (actor)|Nicholas Burns]], [[Julian Barratt]], [[Claire Keelan]], [[Richard Ayoade]], [[Ben Whishaw]], [[Rhys Thomas (comedian)|Rhys Thomas]] and [[Charlie Condou]]. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4. Described by his creator as a "meaningless strutting cadaver-in-waiting", the character originated on Brooker's [[TVGoHome]] – a website parodying television listings – as the focus of a [[fly-on-the-wall]] documentary called ''Cunt''.

==Plot==
Nathan Barley, played by [[Nicholas Burns (actor)|Nicholas Burns]], is a [[webmaster]], guerrilla filmmaker, screenwriter, [[DJ]] and in his own words, a "self-facilitating media node". Whilst desperate to convince himself and others that he is the epitome of urban cool, Nathan is secretly terrified he might not be, which is why he reads ''Sugar Ape'' magazine, his bible of cool. ''Sugar Ape'' has been described as a spoof of ''[[Dazed & Confused (magazine)|Dazed & Confused]]''<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/in-search-of-the-real-nathan-barley-483637.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/in-search-of-the-real-nathan-barley-483637.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=In search of the real Nathan Barley - Media, News |work=The Independent|date=17 February 2005 |access-date=11 May 2009 | location=London))</ref> and ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'',<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/may/12/itv |title=From hero to zero &#124; Media |work=The Guardian|date= 12 May 2008|access-date=11 May 2009 | location=London | first=Stephen | last=Armstrong))</ref> although Brooker has stated that "the ''Sugar Ape'' "Vice" issue from Ep5 wasn't an assault on ''Vice'' magazine((snd)) I think it just (understandably) ended up looking that way".<ref name="flak">((cite news |url=http://www.flakmag.com/features/nathanbarley.html |publisher=Flak Magazine |title=The Creators of Nathan Barley |date=2 January 2008))</ref>

The website consists of stupid pranks caught on camera, photos of him with attractive women and famous figures (some of them digitally edited to insert himself), and photos of him standing on street corners in major cities around the world.

The humour derives from the rapid rise of both the [[Internet]] and [[digital media]], and the assumption by publishers and broadcasters that almost any such work is worthy of attention. Barley and his peers are often hired ahead of actual journalists and talented writers trying to make intelligent points, such as the earnest documentary filmmaker Claire Ashcroft ([[Claire Keelan]]), and her brother Dan ([[Julian Barratt]]), the series' two other central characters.  Claire seeks to highlight the plight of the inner city's homeless and drug-dependent; Dan is a jaded, opinionated and apathetic hack who, having written an article for ''Sugar Ape'' entitled "The Rise of the Idiots", is appalled to find that "the idiots" in question – Nathan and his contemporaries – have adopted him as their spiritual leader, failing to see that they are the very people he was criticising.

While Dan sees a clear distinction between himself and the "idiots", he's frequently forced to compromise his own ethics in order to earn a living, and seems to be fighting the dawning realisation that he may actually be the very thing he despises. At the same time, Claire, who clearly wants to see herself as socially responsible and philanthropic, is doggedly determined to further her own career.

Other recurring characters include Nathan's idiot flatmate Toby ([[Rhys Thomas (comedian)|Rhys Thomas]]) and the staff at Dan Ashcroft's magazine, ''Sugar Ape'': asinine chief editor Jonatton Yeah? ([[Charlie Condou]]), Ned Smanks ([[Richard Ayoade]]) and Rufus Onslatt ([[Spencer Brown (comedian)|Spencer Brown]]), a pair of gormless graphic designers, and receptionist Sasha ([[Nina Sosanya]]). Barley has an inoffensive young assistant called Pingu ([[Ben Whishaw]]). The eccentric and ludicrous Doug Rocket, founder member of The Veryphonics, and played by comedian [[David Hoyle (performance artist)|David Hoyle]] (a spoof of [[David A. Stewart|Dave Stewart]] of [[Eurythmics]]), also appears in several episodes.

Dan Ashcroft's flatmate is a DJ called "Jones", who appears blissfully unaware of the antisocial cacophony he creates. Jones is played by [[Noel Fielding]], Barratt's partner in comic duo [[The Mighty Boosh]].

==Cast==
*[[Nicholas Burns (actor)|Nicholas Burns]] as Nathan Barley
*[[Julian Barratt]] as Dan Ashcroft
*[[Claire Keelan]] as Claire Ashcroft
*[[Richard Ayoade]] as Ned Smanks
*[[Ben Whishaw]] as Pingu
*[[Rhys Thomas (comedian)|Rhys Thomas]] as Toby
*[[Noel Fielding]] as Jones
*[[Spencer Brown (comedian)|Spencer Brown]] as Rufus Onslatt
*[[Charlie Condou]] as Jonatton Yeah?
*[[David Hoyle (performance artist)|David Hoyle]] as Doug Rocket
*[[Nina Sosanya]] as Sasha
*[[Kevin Eldon]] as Nikolai the Barber
*[[Julia Davis]] as Honda Poppet
*[[Benedict Cumberbatch]] as Robin

==Production==
===Pilot===
In the pilot of the show, characters are different from those in the actual series. The character of Claire already knows Nathan and Pingu instead of meeting them in the first episode of the series. The character of Dan is decidedly darker and gets one up on Nathan and the idiots more often. Ned Smanks and Rufus Onslatt do not appear in the pilot, but [[Spencer Brown (comedian)|Spencer Brown]] does play a minor character in the art gallery scene. Jonattan Yeah? makes a brief appearance and is largely the same. The pilot was never transmitted, but was included as an extra on the DVD.  Story elements and some scenes shot for the pilot became used in the third, fourth and fifth episodes of the series, where the familiarity between the characters, and Dan Ashcroft's darker nature, make greater sense in context.

===Promotion===
The series was promoted across the UK with billboards of Barley ostensibly advertising a fictitious mobile telephone, the Wasp T12 Speechtool ("it's well weapon"). This device was advertised as being exceptionally loud, with several hugely annoying ringtones, a giant key for the number 5 (allegedly the most commonly used digit), a powerful projector, a business card printer and miniature turntables for scratching [[MP3]]s. Barley's now-defunct website, [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027002638/http://www.trashbat.co.ck/ www.trashbat.co.ck],<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.trashbat.co.ck/ |title=trashbat.co.ck |access-date=15 January 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050701084105/http://www.trashbat.co.ck/ |archive-date=1 July 2005 |url-status=dead ))</ref> served as an official site for the television series.

The DVD of the series was released in October 2005, featuring all six episodes, a number of extras (including the pilot), and a booklet written by Nathan featuring his artwork. The artwork in question is largely a parody of prolific graffiti artist [[Banksy]] by [[Shynola]].

===Potential second series===
Though the show only aired for one series, in a 2017 interview, Julian Barratt says "We did do some work towards a second series back in the day. I think Nathan Barley was going to have a twin brother or something."<ref name="telegraph Barratt"/> Charlie Brooker commented in 2016 that the planned storyline for the second series "moved away from the style magazine", focusing on Barley's "financial support being cut off [...] He was left adrift in a world where things were crumbling, and he was less certain of things".<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/kwk7km/charlie-brooker-black-mirror-netflix-interview|title=We Spoke to Charlie Brooker About 'Black Mirror,' Fear, and the Future of Satire|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|last=Harrison|first=Angus|date=26 October 2016|access-date=16 December 2017))</ref> However, those involved with the show were busy with other projects; Barratt opines that if the show were to return, "they would need to approach it differently" as "everything from it kind of came true".<ref name="telegraph Barratt">((cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/05/05/julian-barratt-interview-nathan-barley-noel-fieldings-baking/|title=Julian Barratt on Nathan Barley, Noel Fielding's baking skills, and Jim Carrey's flirtation with Mindhorn|work=[[The Independent]]|last=Smith|first=Patrick|date=5 May 2017|access-date=15 December 2017))</ref>

== Reception ==

According to ''[[Digital Spy]]'', ''Nathan Barley'' was "a flop when it originally aired, but a [[cult following|cult]] hit on DVD". It pulled in 700,000 viewers and a 3% share.<ref>((cite news |last=Conlan |first=Tara |date=28 February 2005 |title=C4 Gets Friday Night Blues |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]))</ref>

Reviews were generally favourable,<ref>Cookdandbomd.co.uk</ref> though some criticised the show's jabs at the dot.com boom as lacking relevance, and believed that the portrayal and parody of the East London hipster was dated. However, the series is lauded today for predicting a future of [[Internet meme|memes]], [[vlog]]gers and [[Hipster subculture|hipsters]], and the global influence of [[social media]].<ref>((cite news |last=Boorman |first=Neil |date=5 February 2005 |title=Too Little, Too Late |newspaper=[[The Times]]))</ref><ref>((cite journal |last=Deedes |first=Ben |date=7 February 2005 |title=Out of Style |journal=[[The Big Issue]]))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/feb/10/nathan-barley-charlie-brooker-east-london-comedy|title=Totally Mexico! How the Nathan Barley nightmare came true|last=Harrison|first=Andrew|date=10 February 2015|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=30 October 2018))</ref> ''[[Radio Times]]'' wrote "There are moments of Morris madness and it's a welcome comic oddity, though possibly one with limited appeal outside London's media maelstrom."<ref>((cite journal |date=February 2005 |title=[''Nathan Barley'' review] |journal=[[Radio Times]]))</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' described the title character as "so laughable he makes you want to cry".<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherhowse/3614975/Nathan-Barley-is-so-laughable-he-makes-you-want-to-cry.html |title=Nathan Barley Is So Laughable He Makes You Want to Cry – Telegraph |last=Howse |first=Christopher |date=18 February 2005 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=3 May 2016))</ref>

==Music==
Music used in ''Nathan Barley'' includes "[[Landscape (band)#Discography|Einstein A Go-Go]]" by [[Landscape (band)|Landscape]] and "[[You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)]]" by [[Dead or Alive (band)|Dead or Alive]].

==See also==
*''[[Shoreditch Twat]]''
*[[Poe's law]]
*[[TVGoHome]]

==References==

((reflist))

==External links==
((Wikiquote))
*((IMDb title|0426654))
*((British Comedy Guide|tv|nathan_barley))
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051027002638/http://www.trashbat.co.ck/ Trashbat.co.ck] – Official Website
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1418809.stm BBC News: Anatomy of a backlash] – Nathan in the context of Internet hype
*[http://www.warprecords.com/news/?offset=0&ti_id=887 Text from press release for the ''Nathan Barley'' show]
*[http://www.ntk.net/2000/07/21/ NTK reference] First reference in NTK in Y2K

((Charlie Brooker))
((Christopher Morris))

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