Barney (British TV series) explained
| Narrated: | Enn Reitel |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English (UK) |
| Network: | BBC One |
| First Aired: | [1] |
| Num Episodes: | 13 |
Barney the Dog is a British animated 1988-1989 children's television series that aired on BBC One from 27 December 1988 to 26 April 1989. It also aired on Cartoon Network as part of their anthology series for younger children called Small World in the United States and Latin America.
Characters and Voice Cast (UK)
- Barney (voiced by Tim Brooke-Taylor): A clumsy yet good-natured Old English Sheepdog. He has many adventures with his best friend, Roger and constantly looks for fame and fortune.
- Roger (voiced by Harry Enfield): A mischievous mouse with blonde hair who lives on the top of Barney's head inside his hair.
- Desmond (voiced by Harry Enfield): An Afghan Hound friend with sunglasses whose voice resembles that of Michael Caine, who serves as head of the TV house. Often, he shows to be not as tolerant with Barney as his other friends.
- Corneila (voiced by Jan Ravens): a Chihuahua who sometimes is not very keen on Barney's attitude, but is his neighbour and closest friend.
- Francine (voiced by Jan Ravens): a friendly Irish Setter who helps Barney on his quest for stardom.
- Mr Prophet (voiced by Enn Reitel): an English Springer Spaniel who sometimes has a depressed attitude but is a good friend of Barney.
- Lost and Found (voices uncredited): Two Dalmatian puppies who were found on Christmas Eve one year by Barney, and were given to a delighted Mr Prophet as a Christmas present.
Home media
On 6 November 1989, BBC Enterprises released a single video cassette titled "Barney Gets Into Mischief", featuring all episodes except for the Christmas Special. Castle Music Ltd. later released another VHS release, titled "Barney: The Dog with Stars in his Eyes" on 1 June 1999, which included all thirteen episodes.
On 22 April 2002, Right Entertainment and Universal Pictures Video released another tape also titled "Barney Gets into Mischief and other stories", which consisted of the first eight episodes excluding the Christmas Special. This release was also released on DVD in August 2004, and the two companies later released the whole series on DVD in 2006.
Australian VHS release
Roadshow Entertainment released "Barney: The Dog with Stars in his Eyes" on VHS on 31 October 2000, containing all thirteen episodes.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Schedule – BBC Programme Index. genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
