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COLLECTION · Series · 2003

Comedy Connections

Comedy Connections was a BBC One documentary series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 2003 to 2008. The show looked at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's comedy television programmes, showing how they tied in with the production of other comedy shows. The show featured interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as footage from the series. Comedy Connections mostly documented BBC comedies and sitcoms, although two programmes have been from ITV and two from Channel 4. The first series consisted of six episodes, however the rest of the series consist of eight episodes each, the first two series were narrated by Julia Sawalha, however the rest of the series were narrated by Doon Mackichan.

Source: TMDB
* 5.5 (2)ComedyDocumentary
Studios
BBC One
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
09/06/2003
Score
5.5 / 10 (2)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
1 episodes · 2008
Episode 1. Geoffrey Perkins
2008-11-08 · 30 min

No synopsis

Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes · 2003
Porridge
Episode 1. Porridge
2003-06-09 · 30 min

Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, director-producer Sydney Lotterby and members of the cast give the inside story of Porridge.

Episode 2. The Good Life
2003-06-16 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Are You Being Served
2003-06-23 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. Men Behaving Badly
2003-06-30 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. Butterflies
2003-07-07 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. Only Fools and Horses
2003-07-14 · 30 min

No synopsis

Season 2
Season 2
8 episodes · 2004
Episode 1. The Goodies
2004-06-21 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Birds of a Feather
2004-06-28 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Father Ted
2004-07-12 · 30 min

No synopsis

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Episode 4. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
2004-07-19 · 30 min

A look at 1970s sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, including interviews with writer and stars.

Episode 5. Keeping Up Appearances
2004-07-26 · 29 min

No synopsis

The Young Ones
Episode 6. The Young Ones
2004-08-02 · 30 min

Series celebrating great British comedy shows. Julia Sawalha looks at The Young Ones, which in the early 1980s transported a new generation of comedy writers and performers out of the clubs and into the nation's living rooms.…

Episode 7. Hi-de-Hi
2004-08-09 · 30 min

No synopsis

Red Dwarf
Episode 8. Red Dwarf
2004-08-30 · 30 min

Series charting the history of some of the best British comedy shows looks at the inside story of intergalactic sitcom Red Dwarf, written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. Interviewees include the two writers, stars Craig Charles, Chris…

Season 3
Season 3
8 episodes · 2005
Episode 1. Monty Python's Flying Circus
2005-02-21 · 30 min

Surviving members of Monty Python, together with Carol Cleveland and others involved in the show, recall the making of the series, its influences and its impact.

Episode 2. Spitting Image
2005-02-28 · 30 min

The story behind the succesful satirical puppet show.

Episode 3. Three of a Kind
2005-03-07 · 30 min

The story behind 1980s sketch show Three Of A Kind, which launched the careers of Lenny Henry and Tracey Ullman.

Episode 4. Harry Enfield and Chums
2005-03-14 · 30 min

The story of the sketch show Harry Enfield And Chums, where Enfield collaborated with Paul Whitehouse, Kathy Burke and Charlie Higson to create some memorable characters.

Episode 5. Goodness Gracious Me
2005-03-21 · 30 min

Series charting the history of some of the best British comedy programmes looks at sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. A spin-off from the Real McCoy, it soon established itself by reflecting the reality of contemporary British Asian life…

Episode 6. Not the Nine O'Clock News
2005-03-28 · 30 min

This episode examines the satirical sketch show of the early 1980s.

Episode 7. A Bit of Fry and Laurie
2005-04-04 · 30 min

A look at the early careers of the comedy partnership, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.

Episode 8. The Two Ronnies
2005-04-11 · 30 min

Tells the story of Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker's long running comedy series The Two Ronnies.

Season 4
Season 4
8 episodes · 2006
Episode 1. The Fast Show
2006-03-06 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Dinnerladies
2006-03-13 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Drop the Dead Donkey
2006-03-20 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. Shooting Stars
2006-04-03 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. To the Manor Born
2006-04-10 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. 'Allo 'Allo!
2006-04-24 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. That Was The Week That Was
2006-05-01 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 8. Ever Decreasing Circles
2006-05-08 · 30 min

No synopsis

Season 5
Season 5
8 episodes · 2007
Episode 1. One Foot In The Grave
2007-01-12 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Bread
2007-01-19 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. It Ain't Half Hot Mum
2007-01-26 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. The New Statesman
2007-02-02 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 5. Don't Wait Up
2007-02-09 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Office
2007-02-16 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Just Good Friends
2007-02-23 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 8. Alas Smith And Jones
2007-03-02 · 30 min

No synopsis

Season 6
Season 6
8 episodes · 2008
Episode 1. Till Death Do Us Part
2008-07-18 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Yes, Minister
2008-07-25 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. The Liver Birds
2008-08-01 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 4. Ripping Yarns
2008-08-08 · 30 min

No synopsis

Rab C Nesbitt
Episode 5. Rab C Nesbitt
2008-08-15 · 30 min

Series charting the history of the best of British comedy. A look at Rab C Nesbitt, the sitcom about the life of a working-class Glaswegian, which ran for thirteen years and survived the death of a cast member to win audiences of five…

Episode 6. Sorry!
2008-08-22 · 30 min

No synopsis

Dad's Army
Episode 7. Dad's Army
2008-08-29 · 30 min

The series charting the history of the best of British comedy looks at Dad's Army, the gentle wartime sitcom that became one of the most popular and best-loved series of all time. Set in wartime Britain, the cast of Dad's Army featured…

Episode 8. Little Britain
2008-09-04 · 30 min

No synopsis

Cast by season
Graham Norton
Graham Norton
Doon Mackichan
Doon Mackichan
Julia Sawalha
Julia Sawalha
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