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Funny Woman season two FIRST LOOK: Gemma Arterton reprises her role as beauty queen Barbara Parker for new helping of swinging sixties based comedy-drama


The 38-year-old British actress has transported back to the swinging sixties once again to reprise her role as Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker - and comedian 'Sophie Straw'.

The 38-year-old British actress has transported back to the swinging sixties once again to reprise her role as Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker - and the nation's favourite comedian 'Sophie Straw'. The film is a hit and Sophie's slick new US agent offers her a fresh start in Hollywood, but she returns to London, determined to get the gang back together and to create a new show which reflects her real life and challenges outdated cultural conventions. The first series followed Barbara's journey as she went from a Blackpool beauty queen to comedy star, named Sophie Straw, while dealing with the male-dominated sitcom industry present in 1960s London

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