Comedy Connections
Comedy Connections

Comedy Connections

2003 6 Seasons 46 Episodes ⭐ 6.3 Documentary Comedy

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Porridge

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

EP 2

The Good Life

EP 3

Are You Being Served

EP 4

Men Behaving Badly

EP 5

Butterflies

EP 6

Only Fools and Horses

EP 1

The Goodies

EP 2

Birds of a Feather

EP 3

Father Ted

EP 4

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

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

EP 5

Keeping Up Appearances

EP 6

The Young Ones

Series celebrating great British comedy shows. Julia Sawalha looks at The Young Ones, which in the early 1980s transport

EP 7

Hi-de-Hi

EP 8

Red Dwarf

Series charting the history of some of the best British comedy shows looks at the inside story of intergalactic sitcom R

EP 1

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Surviving members of Monty Python, together with Carol Cleveland and others involved in the show, recall the making of t

EP 2

Spitting Image

The story behind the succesful satirical puppet show.

EP 3

Three of a Kind

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

EP 4

Harry Enfield and Chums

The story of the sketch show Harry Enfield And Chums, where Enfield collaborated with Paul Whitehouse, Kathy Burke and C

EP 5

Goodness Gracious Me

Series charting the history of some of the best British comedy programmes looks at sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. A s

EP 6

Not the Nine O'Clock News

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

EP 7

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

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

EP 8

The Two Ronnies

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

EP 1

The Fast Show

EP 2

Dinnerladies

EP 3

Drop the Dead Donkey

EP 4

Shooting Stars

EP 5

To the Manor Born

EP 6

'Allo 'Allo!

EP 7

That Was The Week That Was

EP 8

Ever Decreasing Circles

EP 1

One Foot In The Grave

EP 2

Bread

EP 3

It Ain't Half Hot Mum

EP 4

The New Statesman

EP 5

Don't Wait Up

EP 6

The Office

EP 7

Just Good Friends

EP 8

Alas Smith And Jones

EP 1

Till Death Do Us Part

EP 2

Yes, Minister

EP 3

The Liver Birds

EP 4

Ripping Yarns

EP 5

Rab C Nesbitt

Series charting the history of the best of British comedy. A look at Rab C Nesbitt, the sitcom about the life of a worki

EP 6

Sorry!

EP 7

Dad's Army

The series charting the history of the best of British comedy looks at Dad's Army, the gentle wartime sitcom that became

EP 8

Little Britain

Popular Cast

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Graham Norton
Doon Mackichan
Doon Mackichan
Julia Sawalha
Julia Sawalha