Barbara (1995)
Barbara (1995)
Barbara is a British sitcom starring Gwen Taylor in the title role. A pilot was broadcast in 1995, and three series were then televised from 1999 to 2003. It was made by Central Television, and filmed at their Lenton Lane studios in Nottingham in front of a live studio audience. The majority of location scenes for the series were filmed in various suburbs of Nottingham, including Mapperley and West Bridgford, with other scenes filmed around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Despite winning awards and respectable viewing figures, it was axed by ITV in 2003.

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2x01 Kids

24 November, 2000 12:00 am
Deciding that his life doesn't have enough adventure, Ted tries to get Barbara to join him in parachuting from an airplane.

2x02 Massage

01 December, 2000 12:00 am
Ted asks a notorious neighbor for help after Barbara injures her back.

2x03 Mum

08 December, 2000 12:00 am
Ted's mum leaves the retirement home to come live with him.

2x04 Christening

15 December, 2000 12:00 am
Linda tries to make everything perfect for baby George's christening, while Peter returns with a bride.

2x05 Tyres

22 December, 2000 12:00 am
Barbara has a parking problem, Ted gets a chance to be the ""phone a friend"" on a TV game show, and Jean considers plastic surgery.

2x06 Fox

24 December, 2000 12:00 am
Ted gets a chance to play the local football mascot Freddy the Fox. Meanwhile, the Ponds need to tell Barbara that when Linda returns to work they won't need her services as babysitter.

2x07 Sisters

23 March, 2001 12:00 am
When Barbara asks her sister Jean to substitute temporarily for a vacationing co-worker, she isn't prepared for the prospect of having to fire her.

2x08 Mate

30 March, 2001 12:00 am
Barbara decides that her husband is spending too much time with his new friend Vernon. Phil has a setback in his new job as a lollipop man.

2x09 Wedding

06 April, 2001 12:00 am
As Jean and Phil's wedding day approaches, Barbara isn't looking forward to Jean's rowdy bachelorette party. But then she has even bigger worries when Ted's old flame Yvonne shows up.

2x10 Sheep

24 June, 2001 12:00 am
Barbara and Ted bring their sheep back to the fields, Ted is having disturbing nightmares, Phil has a bad back, Doreen is trying to get pregnant, and Martin discovers Linda's real opinion of him.

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