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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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Episode 1 - Monty Python's Flying Circus
Release Date: 2005-02-21Surviving 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.
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Episode 2 - Spitting Image
Release Date: 2005-02-28The story behind the succesful satirical puppet show.
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Episode 3 - Three of a Kind
Release Date: 2005-03-07The story behind 1980s sketch show Three Of A Kind, which launched the careers of Lenny Henry and Tracey Ullman.
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Episode 4 - Harry Enfield and Chums
Release Date: 2005-03-14The 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.
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Episode 5 - Goodness Gracious Me
Release Date: 2005-03-21Series 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 while observing the conventions of a mainstream sketch comedy show. Interviewees include Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Nina Wadia, Sharat Sardana, Dave Lamb and producer Anil Gupta.
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Episode 6 - Not the Nine O'Clock News
Release Date: 2005-03-28This episode examines the satirical sketch show of the early 1980s.
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Episode 7 - A Bit of Fry and Laurie
Release Date: 2005-04-04A look at the early careers of the comedy partnership, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
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Episode 8 - The Two Ronnies
Release Date: 2005-04-11Tells the story of Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker's long running comedy series The Two Ronnies.