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Nathan Barley - Episode 1

335K views · Mar 22, 2014 · 26:02 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2018–2023

The first episode of Nathan Barley, Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's British sitcom satirizing hip media and startup scenesters in mid-2000s Shoreditch. Cynical writer Dan Ashcroft finds himself idolized by the moronic Nathan Barley.

Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended as a savage, ahead-of-its-time parody of startup and tech culture.

“I can highly, highly , recommend Nathan Barley which was ahead of its time”HN comment, 2023

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Strongly recommendsqingcharlesJul 2023

“I can highly, highly , recommend Nathan Barley which was ahead of its time”

Chris Morris series ahead of its time.

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If you like Chris Morris material I can highly, highly , recommend Nathan Barley which was ahead of its time: this video Sad that his web site is now offline... www.trashbat.co.ck

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RecommendscutlerNov 2018

“a savage British TV parody of the mid-2000s startup scene in Shoreditch, London.”

Savage British parody of mid-2000s Shoreditch startup scene.

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You might also like "Nathan Barley (2005)" - a savage British TV parody of the mid-2000s startup scene in Shoreditch, London. this video

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Cites itsmileypeteJan 2020

“reminds me of 'the rise of the idiots' from the 2006(!) series 'Nathan Barley'”

Series featuring the rise of the idiots.

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Late to this, but it reminds me of 'the rise of the idiots' from the 2006(!) series 'Nathan Barley' link this video

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