Barbara Nice. Barbara Nice (Janice Connolly). Copyright: BBC
Barbara Nice
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 2
- 2015 - 2017
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom starring Janice Connolly and John Henshaw as husband and wife Barbara and Ken Nice. Also features Angela Curran.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Scare
Barbara is convinced that Ken needs a health check-up and is horrified to discover that she is the one the doctors are interested in. She suspects the worst and is determined to fulfil some lifetime ambitions recruiting Mary and Ken into her misguided plans.
Further details
Ever-dramatic Barbara makes a bucket list after being told she has high-blood pressure. The list includes her recreating Marilyn Monroe's famous scene in the Seven Year Itch by standing on a chair in her white terry dressing gown as mate Mary blows a hairdryer up her robe. Refusing to accept her ill-health "born busy" Barbara even challenges her doctor to star jumps and shuttle runs.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 14th March 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 14th October 2020 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 14th October 2020 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 15th October 2020 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 29th September 2023 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 29th September 2023 | 2:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 29th September 2023 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 30th September 2023 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Janice Connolly | Barbara Nice |
| John Henshaw | Ken Nice |
| Angela Curran | Mary |
| Ameet Chana | Doctor |
| Jo Enright (as Josephine Enright) | Consultant |
| Toby Tilling | Receptionist |
| Janice Connolly | Writer |
| Rebecca Papworth | Producer |
Press
Barbara Nice review
Audience sitcoms are notoriously hard to get right, but this pacy, funny and feelgood hits all the right notes. TV commissioners ought to be taking notice.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th March 2017