In which 1980s BBC sitcom did the characters Yvonne and Barry appear?
"Barry Howard Barry Frederick Howard (9 July 1937 – 28 April 2016) was an English actor. He was best known for his role as Barry Stuart-Hargreaves in the first seven series of the long-running BBC sitcom ""Hi-de-Hi!"", in which his deadpan comedy style and classic facial expressions made him a popular character. Howard was born in Nottingham. While completing his national service in the Royal Navy, Howard found himself wanting to train for the theatre at the Birmingham Theatre School. Unable to gain a grant from the local authority, he worked for almost two years at the Alexandra Theatre in"
"addition to the cast. Both the audience and the residents of Walford had been kept in the dark about the fact that Colin was gay. This changed upon Barry's first scene on-screen, whereby the audience learnt that he had spent the night with Colin after picking him up the night before (off-screen) at a gay club. Colin and Barry were two of the most controversial characters of their time — mainly because gay-orientated content was still relatively rare on prime time television during the mid-1980s. Gay characters that existed were usually farcical camp parodies, created purely for comic relief, such"
"opinion began to shift in Colin and Barry's favour and even Dot got used to the idea of having gay neighbours. Michael Cashman, the actor turned politician who played Colin, has commented: ""This was a flagship BBC show, the most popular series in the country, and Colin and Barry were there day in, day out. The relationship wasn't sensationalised, and the public devoured it."" Barry remained on-screen as a full-time character until 1988. His character was used to highlight many other gay issues, such as homophobia, gay legal inequality — the legal age of gay sexual consent (which at the"
"Sydney. Yvonne, Maia and Jay returned in May 2012 en route to a Jeffries family reunion for Yvonne's birthday. They ended up staying for a longer period when Libby's (Fleur Saville) husband Gerald Tippett (Harry McNaughton) suffered heart failure. In 2009, Shaun Edwards-Brown was cast as the role of Ben Goodall, a paramedic Yvonne meets whilst caught in a bank robbery. The two characters both survived the ordeal and Yvonne set Ben up with her youngest daughter Tania. When Yvonne organised a book group, Ben attended and Yvonne was touched by a short story he wrote to deal with the"
"set in the Kent hop picking season of 1939. The series starred Shane Taylor (""Band of Brothers""), Steve Nallon (""Spitting Image"") and Candis Nergaard (""Call the Midwife""). The murder mystery series was directed by award-winning director Samuel Supple and produced by Violafilms. Shaun Williamson Shaun Williamson (born 29 November 1965) is an English actor, singer, media personality, and occasional presenter, best known for his role as Barry Evans in ""EastEnders"" and as a satirical version of himself in the BBC/HBO sitcom ""Extras"". A former student of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, he is widely known for his portrayal"
"episodes at 10.30pm on Mondays. The majority of ITV regions stayed with the edited run until its natural end in September. In 2000, the first series was ranked #46 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, in a list compiled by the British Film Institute. It is the only series of the show to make the list. The second series of 13 episodes in 1986 saw the boys reunited, initially to help Barry complete extensive building work on his new home in Wolverhampton. Dennis is working for a crooked businessman, Ally Fraser (played by Bill Paterson) after building up large"
"Cashman has commented: ""This was a flagship BBC show, the most popular series in the country, and Colin and Barry were there day in, day out. The relationship wasn't sensationalised, and the public devoured it."" The importance of Colin was so great in the gay community at the time that Cashman was asked to lead a march against Section 28, which prohibited local authorities from promoting homosexuality or the acceptability of homosexuality. Barry and Colin remained an on-screen couple until the end of 1987. Their characters were used to highlight many other gay issues, such as homophobia, gay bashing and"
"the age of five. After graduating from the Performing Arts School at Hollywood High, she studied film at UCLA while continuing to flourish under legendary acting coach Jeff Corey. Yvonne dedicates her time to environmental causes and animal rights activism. She currently lives in Malibu with her husband, award winning film maker Sam Boyer, and their entourage of rescued animals. DeLaRosa first came to attention after comedy director Betty Thomas discovered her and cast her as the series lead in the 2003 FOX series, Senor White. DeLaRosa then appeared in hit TV shows such as ""NYPD Blue"", ""Judging Amy"", ""The"
"villain Tommy McArdle (Malcolm Tierney)) eventually curtailed his footballing career. He was Barry's best friend, having grown up with him, and in many ways Barry's mother Sheila (Sue Johnston) was the mother that Terry never had. Barry and Terry worked together in the building industry and supplemented their wages by stealing materials from their company. In the early days Barry and Terry got up to numerous scams, including selling dodgy video recorders and driving Barry's car into the sea to claim the insurance. In an interview, Brian Regan described the duo as the ""likely lads of the 80s"". In 1984"
"of hours, before they have to take a break. When the character made a return in 2005, she was played by Ivy Latimer. A young Olivia returns to Summer Bay with her mother. Shortly after, Chloe dies in a car accident, leading to a custody battle between her grandmother Diana (Kerry McGuire) and Chloe's foster mother Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger). Irene becomes ""so desperate"" to stop Olivia from going with Diana that she runs away with her, until Barry Hyde (Ivar Kants) makes her realise that she needs to return home. Olivia eventually leaves the Bay to live with her"
"discovered he planned to murder his wife. In 2009 Yvonne was disgusted to learn Maia was a killer and met Ben Goodall (Shaun Edwards-Brown) in a bank heist. Yvonne set Ben up with her daughter Tania (Faye Smythe) but by the end of the year, the two were in a highly controversial relationship themselves. Tania forgave Yvonne when she nearly died due to meningitis, but Ben unfortunately died from a brain hemorrhage. In 2011, Yvonne's best friend Shobna (Leela Patel) returned and offered Yvonne a job. In February, Yvonne departed alongside Maia and grandson Peter (Liam Sharma) to live in"
"Yvonne Atkins Yvonne Atkins is a fictional character from the award-winning prison drama series ""Bad Girls"". Portrayed by Linda Henry, Yvonne first appeared in the penultimate episode of Series 1. She played a prominent role in Series 2, 3, 4 and 5 as Top Dog of G-Wing, until she was murdered by Jim Fenner (Jack Ellis) in the last episode of Series 5. Yvonne received four years for conspiracy to commit murder after she hired a hit-man to kill a business rival of her husband Charlie, a London gangster. Upon entering Larkhall, she does her best to wind up Sylvia"
"Barry Evans (EastEnders) Barry Evans is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Shaun Williamson, appearing first in episode 1072, originally shown the United Kingdom on 27 December 1994, and making his last appearance in episode 2653, originally shown on 2 January 2004. The character is portrayed as a ""buffoon"". Williamson controversially left the serial after nine years in 2003 after executive producer Louise Berridge refused to allow him time off to star in a seasonal pantomime, and the character was killed off. Barry arrives in Albert Square in 1994 as an acquaintance of David Wicks"
"became the receptionist of the hospital and reestablished contact with the son she adopted out at birth, Hamish Flynn (Phil Brown). However Hamish later turned out to be a conman after her money. Following the death of Ian, Yvonne went on to have several more love interests, with the most high profile being that of Tania's ex-boyfriend, Ben Goodall (Shaun Edwards-Brown), who also ended up dying. Yvonne's maternal and kind nature saw her establish several core friendships on the show, primarily with Brenda Holloway (Katherine McRae), Gerald Tippett (Harry McNaughton) and Shobna Kumari (Leela Patel). The characters high profile storylines"
"as the new decade began. The major storyline on ""OLTL"" in 1979 was Viki’s trial for the murder of Marco Dane (Gerald Anthony). But Anthony was so popular with fans that he quickly returned (a quick rewrite revealed Marco's heretofore unknown twin brother Mario was killed instead; Marco impersonated him for several years). Karen discovered Marco’s secret, but realized he was genuinely trying to rehabilitate, so she didn’t expose him. Meanwhile, Jenny was treated badly by her husband Brad who then manipulated her into taking him back over and over again. Brad also raped Karen. Jenny was in a high-risk"
"a strong supporting cast, including Gordon Michael Woolvett (as Barry Winter), who worked with Bacic previously on ""Andromeda"", and Eve Harlow, who won a 2009 Leo Award for her role on the show. The show focuses on both the professional and personal lives of the lead characters, confronting issues such as addiction, post traumatic stress disorder, and family problems. It was picked up by Ion premiering March 13, 2010. By late April, it was put on hiatus on the basis that it ""did not find a broad enough audience on the network"", explained a spokesperson. It subsequently aired for a"
"with regard to the character, so Williamson went ahead with the audition. Williamson has said that Barry was meant to be a vehicle to bring his father Roy Evans (Tony Caunter) into the show, as Roy was being scripted as a new love interest for the regular character Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement); in Barry's first appearance he meets Pat to apologise for a dodgy car he had sold her, paving the way for Roy to be introduced to her. For the next year and a half, Barry made sporadic appearances, in Williamson's own words ""popping in and out"". When"
"Barry (2016 film) Barry is a 2016 American drama film directed by Vikram Gandhi about Barack Obama's life at Columbia University in 1981. It stars Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jason Mitchell, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, Ellar Coltrane, Avi Nash and Linus Roache. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released on Netflix on December 16, 2016. In 1981, a 20-year-old Barack Obama (Devon Terrell), commonly known as Barry, arrives in New York City to attend Columbia University as a transfer student from Occidental College. Unable to contact his expected"
"were presented by Tim Samuels. In 2007, Barry won the award for Best British Performer at the ETO Awards show. Later that year, Barry was nominated for Best Female Actress in the UK Adult Film Awards for her role in ""Cathy's Diaries 9"". Barry also won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 UK Adult Film Awards and Best Online Female Actress in 2008. Growing up, Barry had nicknames such as ""Jeff"" and ""Centerfold"" as she had the same surname as Olympic shot put thrower Jeff Capes (Capes being her maiden name). She states that prior to her adult film"
"Carrie and Barry Carrie and Barry is a sitcom, shown 2004 - 2005 on BBC One, starring Neil Morrissey, Claire Rushbrook, Mark Williams and Michelle Gomez. Produced by Hartswood Films, it reunited Morrissey with personnel from ""Men Behaving Badly"": specifically writer Simon Nye, executive producer Beryl Vertue and director Martin Dennis. It was produced by Sue Vertue. Neil Morrissey plays part-time taxi driver Barry and Claire Rushbrook is his beautician wife Carrie. The couple find themselves with the daily challenges of keeping the spice in their marriage and the fun in their day jobs — as well as having to"
"""Emergency!"", and in his final role as Jack Brice in the 1978 episode ""High Rollers"" of ""Flying High"" on CBS. In 1963, Barry was cast as Harry in the episode ""Has Anyone Seen Eddie?"" of ABC's ""Going My Way"", with Gene Kelly, an adaptation of the 1944 film of the same name. Barry also worked as an club entertainer and comedian in Las Vegas. He started at the Hacienda Resort, and worked as the opening act for famous performers such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and many more. He appeared with Wayne Newton at the height of Newton's popularity for"
"the show to move onto another family and me onto other projects."" She later went on to state the family had ""run out of steam"" and questioned the number of affairs Yvonne was depicted to indulge in. In January 2011 it was announced Yvonne was leaving the show. The storyline saw Yvonne accept a job offer from best friend Shobna Kumari and move to Australia. She made her last appearance on 9 February 2011. In May 2012 it was announced that Yvonne would be returning to the show alongside the remaining members of the Jeffries family to commemorate ""Shortland Street""'s"
"Kev Ball and Kelli Hollis as Yvonne Karib. Storylines covered in the final series included Jamie discovering that Paddy is not his biological father, and finding his new half-brother Kassi and his family; Frank's dalliance with prostitutes Sherilee and Derilee, with a hostage situation occurring at the Gallagher household when Derilee's husband Baxter finds out; Shane's brief relationship with a copper, Sgt. Randall (Thaila Zucchi), putting a strain on his relationship with his family; Mimi starting work at a primary school as a governor; and the breakdown of Kelly and Lillian's friendship after Kelly and Marty steal a large amount"
"in Barry. Nina and George are finally back together and are living in the same house with Mitchell who saves Annie from purgatory. Annie is moving into the new house. Nina and George get on very well and soon Nina becomes pregnant. Nina worries about her baby. She wonders if she and her baby will survive the monthly transformations. However, in the end everything goes well and the child survives. Nina's death happened between series three and four. In series four, the audience learns that Nina has been beaten to death by vampires, only a few time after her daughter"
"Barry Clark (EastEnders) Barry Clark is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ""EastEnders"", played by Gary Hailes from 18 November 1986 to July 1988, returning for one episode on 23 February 1989. Barry is a cockney barrow-boy, and an unlikely partner for the gay, middle classed yuppie, Colin Russell (Michael Cashman). He is much younger than his middle-aged boyfriend and as such Colin's role is almost paternal. Barry is open about his sexuality to everyone except his volatile father — and when he is finally told he takes the news so badly that Barry turns straight just to"
"before he killed himself and Yvonne was shocked to learn Hamish was not her son at all but a conman. She later met her real son and his children. Yvonne had a short lived relationship with Sammy Diamond (Andy Anderson) and was devastated when she lost several friends to the serial killer dubbed The Ferndale Strangler. In 2008 Yvonne started to date Fraser (Peter Daube) but was injured by his wife Deborah (Susan Curnow), who had Alzheimer's disease, and following surgery, developed cancer from a faulty skin graft. The cancer was removed but her relationship with Fraser ended when she"
"between father and son. Henry employs two cleaners during the show's life; first Enid Thompson, and, in the third season, Fiona Fennell. The show's theme tune is Lionel Bart's """"Consider Yourself"""" from ""Oliver!"", arranged in a jazz style by Peter Knight. The series was later repeated on Channel 4, and ITV3. All 29 episodes have now been released on DVD by Network DVD. Home to Roost Home to Roost is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television between 19 April 1985 and 19 January 1990. Written by Eric Chappell, it stars John Thaw as Henry Willows and Reece Dinsdale as"
"appease him — although he is never very successful at it. Barry is introduced in November 1986 as a love interest for graphic designer, Colin Russell (Michael Cashman). Barry works on Bridge Street market, selling records and other paraphernalia. His family has a reputation for being thuggish; Barry keeps his homosexuality a secret from them, fearing his father's reaction. Personality differences between Barry and Colin causes friction in their relationship. Having been imprisoned in 1983 for motor theft, Barry gets involved in crime again in 1987 under Nick Cotton's (John Altman) influence. This goes against Colin's morals and he is"
"Agony (TV series) Agony is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1979 to 1981. Made by London Weekend Television, it stars Maureen Lipman as Jane Lucas who has a successful career as an agony aunt but whose own personal life is a shambles. It was created by Len Richmond and real-life agony aunt Anna Raeburn, both of whom wrote all of the first series. The second and third series were written by Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. ""Agony"" was the first British sitcom to portray a gay couple as non-camp, witty, intelligent and happy people. Jane Lucas is"
"Barry (TV series) Barry is an American dark comedy television series created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader that premiered on March 25, 2018, on HBO. It stars Hader as the eponymous lead character, a Midwestern hitman who travels to Los Angeles to kill someone and then finds himself joining the local arts scene. On April 12, 2018, it was reported that HBO had renewed the series for a second season. The series has been met with a positive critical response, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Hader and Outstanding Supporting Actor in"
"20th anniversary. Yvonne and her husband Ian (Jeffrey Thomas) visited their eldest daughter Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne) in November 2004 and Yvonne expressed concern at Ian's health. He was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Yvonne returned the following year when she won the position of the hospital's receptionist. The son Yvonne and Ian adopted out at birth, Hamish Flynn (Phil Brown) made contact and Yvonne struggled to cope with Maia's sexuality. Yvonne and Ian separated when she announced her intention to never return to their farm home and she suspected him of having an affair. Ian and Yvonne reconciled shortly"
"Pauline McLynn Pauline McLynn (born 11 July 1962) is an Irish character actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Mrs Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom ""Father Ted"", Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama ""Shameless"", and Yvonne Cotton in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". McLynn is involved with many charities against the racing and export of greyhounds. She is a patron of Birmingham Greyhound Protection. McLynn was born in Sligo, and grew up in Galway. She studied History of Art and Modern English at Trinity College, Dublin, but was more heavily involved in the"
"mother to Cassie, but eventually she accepted the girl into her home. Karen’s ""housewife hooker"" storyline was rehashed in 1981 by having Karen go undercover, posing as a prostitute while investigating the murder of her cousin Vinnie Wolek. Much like every soap in the early 1980s, ""OLTL"" aped the wild success of General Hospital’s “Luke & Laura” story by having Karen & Marco framed for murder and having to go on the run from the mob. The reality-based tales took a turn towards the absurd in the early 1980s, as Karen and Larry had control chips implanted in their brains"