Funny woman
(DVD)
Contributors
Parker, Oliver, television director.
Banks, Morwenna, screenwriter,
Schlesinger, Paul, television producer.
Arterton, Gemma, actor.
Ali, Arsher, 1984- actor.
Banks, Morwenna, screenwriter,
Schlesinger, Paul, television producer.
Arterton, Gemma, actor.
Ali, Arsher, 1984- actor.
Status
Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
DR 19959
1 available
DR 19959
1 available
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (280 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
841887048729
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel "Funny girl" by Nick Hornby.
General Note
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2023.
General Note
Wide screen.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, Oliver Parker.
Participants/Performers
Gemma Arterton, Arsher Ali, Tom Bateman, Matthew Beard, Leo Bill, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Alexa Davies, Rosie Cavaliero, Alistair Petrie, Morwenna Banks, Olivia Williams, David Threlfall, Rupert Everett.
Description
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 groundbreaking 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.
Target Audience
Rating: TV-MA.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen; stereo.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitiles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Subjects
LC Subjects
Historical television programs.
London (England) -- Drama.
Nineteen sixties -- Drama.
Television actors and actresses -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television comedies -- Production and direction -- Drama.
Television comedies.
Television series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women comedians -- Drama.
London (England) -- Drama.
Nineteen sixties -- Drama.
Television actors and actresses -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television comedies -- Production and direction -- Drama.
Television comedies.
Television series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women comedians -- Drama.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parker, O., Banks, M., Schlesinger, P., Arterton, G., Ali, A., Bateman, T., Beard, M., Bill, L., Ashitey, C., Davies, A., Cavaliero, R., Petrie, A., Williams, O., Threlfall, D., Everett, R., & Hornby, N. (2024). Funny woman . PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oliver, Parker et al.. 2024. Funny Woman. PBS Distribution.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oliver, Parker et al.. Funny Woman PBS Distribution, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parker, Oliver,, et al. Funny Woman PBS Distribution, 2024.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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