Chekhov Comedy ShortsStagione 1

These star-studded adaptations, commissioned to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Chekhov's birth, feature some of the most acclaimed and celebrated actors from British stage and screen comedy. The plays were chosen because of their wonderful comic tone and are regarded as some of the Russian playwright's finest short works.

Dove guardare Chekhov Comedy Shorts • Stagione 1

4 Episodi

Reluctant Tragic Hero
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Reluctant Tragic HeroTolkachov (Johnny Vegas) a frustrated and exasperated family man, exhausted from running constant and countless errands for friends and family, visits his good friend Murashkin (Mackenzie Crook) to let off steam, and hopefully garner some much needed sympathy. But the result of his rant only serves to see him leaving with more problems than he actually arrived with.
The Bear
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The BearJulian Barratt, Julia Davis and Reece Shearsmith star in Chekhov's fast-paced farce about an acid-tongued debt collector who meets his match in the form of a grieving widow.
The Dangers of Tobacco
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The Dangers of TobaccoNyukhin (Steve Coogan) a brow-beaten husband of a domineering wife, delivers, at her command, a lecture on the harmful effects of smoking tobacco. But as Nyukhin struggles to stick to the intended subject matter of his speech, we learn of his regrets, yearnings...and of his miserable life ‘under the thumb’.
The Proposal
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The ProposalLomov (Mathew Horne) a nervous hypochondriac, visits his neighbour Natasha (Sheridan Smith) to ask for her hand in marriage. But his romantic endeavours are scuppered when the couple, and also her father (Philip Jackson), find themselves in a circle of petty arguments and disagreements...and an unstoppable bout of one-upmanship.