sitcom written by Charlie Brooker
and Chris Morris
, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt
and Claire Keelan
. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4. Described by his creator as a "meaningless strutting cadaver-in-waiting", the character originated on Brooker's TVGoHome
– a website parodying television listings – as the focus of a fly-on-the-wall documentary called Cunt.
Nathan Barley played by Nicholas Burns is a webmaster
, guerrilla filmmaker, screenwriter, DJ and in his own words, a "self-facilitating media node".
I'm a self-facilitating media node.
Keep it chopped out, yeah?
Keep it dusty.
Peace and fuckin'; believe.
That's well coinci-mental
:Nathan Barley|Nathan Barley:
Well cheeks, man, well cheeks.
You should come to the party Friday, it'll be well jackson.
:Dan Ashcroft:
Shut up, fat arms.
It's well weapon.