Beyond A Joke (2009)
- TV documentary
- ITV3
- 2009
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Series exploring how sitcoms reflect contemporary Britain at the close of the 20th century, featuring archive news footage, interviews and clips. Features John Cleese, Paul Nicholas, Tony Benn, Carla Lane, Jonathan Harvey and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Birds The Blokes And The Bees
This edition examines the 1970s obsession with bawdiness and dissects how sitcoms dealt with love, sex and marriage in a typically British, raucous and outrageous manner.
Further details
Key comedies examined include George & Mildred, Man About The House, Just Good Friends and Rising Damp. There are also interviews with Jo Brand, Wendy Richard, Don Warrington, Nerys Hughes and Paul Nicholas.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 11th May 2009
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- ITV3
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Carla Lane | Self |
| Jonathan Harvey | Self |
| Don Warrington | Self |
| Edwina Currie | Self |
| Jayne Tunnicliffe | Self |
| Sally Lindsay | Self |
| Jo Brand | Self |
| David Nobbs | Self |
| Trevor Bannister | Self |
| Wendy Richard | Self |
| Dick Clement | Self |
| Sally Thomsett | Self |
| Shobna Gulati | Self |
| Tony Audenshaw (as Antony Audenshaw) | Self |
| Anna Raeburn | Self |
| Kate Robbins | Self |
| Nerys Hughes | Self |
| Sue Nicholls | Self |
| Anthony Booth (as Tony Booth) | Self |
| Tessa Wyatt | Self |
| Diane Keen | Self |
| John Sullivan | Self |
| Keith Barron | Self |
| Lysette Anthony | Self |
| Dave Lamb | Narrator |
| Vicky Thomas | Director |
| Vicky Thomas | Producer |
| Rachel Ashdown | Executive Producer |
| Neil Stewart | Editor |