Comedy Connections
Season 2
Series looking at the history of favourite comedy shows.
Where to Watch Season 2
8 Episodes
- Father Ted
E3Father TedTV critics gave a mixed reception to this sitcom about Catholic priests living on a remote Irish island, yet it became an award-winning international success and launched the careers of Ardal O'Hanlon and Graham Norton. The show's makers and protagonists reflect on their creation. - Keeping Up Appearances
E5Keeping Up AppearancesMapping the careers of the people who made Keeping Up Appearances sees them come together from shows as diverse as That Was the Week We Watched, The Dick Emery Show, Last of the Summer Wine, Victoria Wood - As Seen on TV and Ever Decreasing Circles. Interviews with the cast and crew reveal how writer Roy Clarke created a world that revolved around Hyacinth Bucket, where the inspiration for her surname came from, and exactly why the show ended when practically everyone wanted it to keep on going. Hyacinth is now sold around the world and finds that, perhaps surprisingly, she's big in Botswana. Narrated by Julia Sawalha, interviewees include writer Roy Clarke, producer Harold Snoad and cast members Clive Swift, Patricia Routledge, Josephine Tewson, David Griffin and Judy Cornwall. - The Young Ones
E6The Young OnesSeries 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. Contributions from Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, writer Lise Mayer, producer Paul Jackson and director Geoff Posner. - Red Dwarf
E8Red DwarfSeries 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 Barrie, Robert Llewellyn, Norman Lovett and Chloe Annett, and there's a look at how their careers have involved programmes such as Spitting Image, Saturday Live, Carrott's Lib, Happy Families and Robot Wars.
