Barry Humphries at the BBC
May 28 2023
•1h 59m
•Documentary, Comedy
Alex Jones looks back at the highlights of Barry’s career on a selection of BBC shows, featuring some of Barry’s funniest, rudest and most revealing moments from over the decades.
Cast
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Barry Humphries
Self (archive material) / Dame Edna Everage / Sir Les Patterson
Alex Jones
Presenter
Elton John
Self (archive material)
Terry Wogan
Self (archive material)
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1
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12
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