Quest items

Purgatory

oh yes i remember that hole troll and hammer thing,

JamesA

Indeed, I think everyone remembers Barry's quest quite fondly, esp. as it was in the later series

Brendy

By the way Barry had to assemble the pieces of the Arken shield in Leverl three to get the spell. The assembled Grimaldines staff in level one to wake him to get a firestone

JamesA

Brendy, you are wrong as it was Julie (Series 7 Team 6) who had to retrieve the pieces of the Arken shield - the fully formed shield was then available as a spell to help her defeat Lord Fear (or 'your Lordship ) and get the sword.

You're correct about Barry retrieving the pieces of staff though ;D

GrimaldineGrimwold

And despite what everyone may think and what it looked like on camera, I was not asleep. I was just thinking. Yes, that's right. Thinking.

JamesA

You mean - like this:

GrimaldineGrimwold

Yes. Thinking. Don't you all lean over the side of a chair to think? It's far too awkward a position to sleep in. I don't know how any of you could even suggest I'm asleep.

And even though I didn't come back for Series 8 (Grrr! Why Brother Strange and not Me? Hmmm?) I can rest safely knowing I had the most gorgeous staff in all 8 Series.

I had it designed by the acclaimed smiths of Truro. Just look at the craftsmanship.

Pooka

IMO Barry's quest was the best ever. The plot was well structured, it was very funny, and Barry was a fantastic dungeoneer.

rachelesque

as i see it, barrys quest could either have worked very well or very badly. the production basically needed filler before the end of the episode so they put in the sly hands, gwendoline, barry scene (which i think is even longer than the insult challenge in series 1). as barry interacted so well with the other characters, it was great and didn't seem like they needed to time waste before the end of the episode at all.

IMO...

JamesA

Indeed, it was a good scene to include as Barry was at Play Your Cards right at the beginning of the final episode of Series 7 ;D