Funny Woman

It's the height of the swinging 60s and Barbara Parker has just been crowned Miss Blackpool - but there's got to be more to life than being a beauty queen in a seaside town, right? She wants to be... someone. The bright lights of London are calling, and our determined hero sets off to find out who that someone is. The London she encounters is not as quite as swinging as the one she'd read about and seen on TV. However, after a series of setbacks Barbara finds herself in unfamiliar territory - an audition for a TV comedy show. Barbara's uncompromising northern wit proves to be the X factor that the show has been missing. She gets the part and becomes part of a ground-breaking new sitcom. Being a woman in a largely male environment has its own challenges, but as Barbara 'finds her funny' she re-defines the prevailing attitude to funny women and in the process, reinvents herself.

Sun, Jan 26	11:00 A.M.	Episode 1 NHPBS (11.1) Barbara lands a lead role in a new TV sitcom, but just as she's about to realize her dream, news from home threatens to derail her plans.
Sun, Jan 26	12:00 P.M.	Episode 2 NHPBS (11.1) Barbara lands a lead role in a new TV sitcom, but just as she's about to realize her dream, news from home threatens to derail her plans.
Sun, Jan 26	1:00 P.M.	Episode 3 NHPBS (11.1) Barbara's life (aka Sophie Straw) changes overnight as the show is a huge hit.
Sun, Jan 26	2:00 P.M.	Episode 4 NHPBS (11.1) Barbara and Clive's off-screen romance is the talk of the town, but she makes a discovery that threatens to bring down the whole show.
Sun, Jan 26	3:00 P.M.	Episode 5 NHPBS (11.1) Barbara is banished to Blackpool to await her fate and wonders if her career is over.
Sun, Jan 26	4:00 P.M.	Episode 6 NHPBS (11.1) The team reunites to record the last show. It is a triumph, but there are a few surprises still in store for Barbara as the series reaches its finale.