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Comedy Connections

2003–2008 · 6 seasons

A gentle, nostalgic stroll through television history, full of fond reminiscence and archive clips that plays like comfort viewing for comedy fans.

Genres
Documentary, Comedy
Overview
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.

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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • media
    • art
    • celebrity
    • work
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Genres
    documentary, comedy
    Starring
    Graham Norton, Doon Mackichan, Julia Sawalha, Ned Sherrin, Denis O'Neill, Paul Whitehouse, Guy Jenkin, Maxine Peake
    Length
    6 seasons, 46 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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