Summary:
Set in the 1960s, Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker (Gemma Arterton) heads to London aiming for a sitcom role in this British comedy-drama series based on Nick Hornby's 2014 novel Funny Girl.
[Premiered originally in the UK on Sky Max on 9 Feb 2023 and in the US on PBS on 7 Jan 2024]
[Premiered originally in the UK on Sky Max on 9 Feb 2023 and in the US on PBS on 7 Jan 2024]
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama
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Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: March 16, 2023
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S1:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: March 9, 2023
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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: March 2, 2023
Jan 5, 2024
The fixation is really on her [Gemma Arterton's] performance in the astonishing “Funny Woman,” a sort of sitcom about a sitcom and a beautiful woman’s triumph over presumptions about beautiful women. Set in the ’60s, it is, in a sense, a reverse “Mrs. Maisel.” It is also one of the more surprising things to find on PBS.
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Dec 20, 2023
The Independent
Dec 20, 2023
The dialogue is knowingly pastichey, which is unfortunately not something all of the cast have the confidence to carry off. But if the show feels less than the sum of its parts, there’s something in its celebration of a plucky, bold heroine, in the vein of The Marvellous Mrs Maisel, that feels comforting, like a warm hug.
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The Guardian
Dec 20, 2023
It tuts at the misogyny of the grotesque beauty contest boss, and of the entitled married man who thinks a shop assistant is his own personal prey; but it also carries a fondness for the spirit of the era that, realistically or not, Barbara manages to tame for her own purposes. It’s TV as comfort food, and I was happily sated by it.
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The Times
Dec 20, 2023
The Observer (UK)
Sep 10, 2024
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: September 6, 2024
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Season 2 Overview
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: January 7, 2024
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: March 16, 2023
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S1:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: March 9, 2023
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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: March 2, 2023
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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: February 23, 2023
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: January 14, 2024
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S1:E1. Episode 1
Air Date: January 7, 2024
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Season 1 Overview