Chekhov: Comedy Shorts
- TV comedy drama
- Sky Arts 2
- 2010
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Four all-star comedy dramas for Sky Arts, based on stories by Russian writer Anton Chekhov. Also features Johnny Vegas, Mackenzie Crook, Julian Barratt, Julia Davis, Mathew Horne and more.
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Series 1, Episode 2 - The Bear
Smirnoff (Julian Barratt) a rude and boorish landowner, calls on the recently widowed Popova (Julia Davis). Also starring Reece Shearsmith.
Further details
Smirnoff, a rude and boorish landowner, calls on the recently widowed Popova to collect on an IOU owed to him by her late husband. When the grieving widow is unable to pay him, Smirnoff simply refuses to leave - and the passionate, fiery altercation they embark on leads them to agree on fighting a duel to the death with a pair of pistols.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 21st November 2010
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts 2
- Length
- 25 minutes
Cast & crew
| Julian Barratt | Smirnoff |
| Julia Davis | Popova |
| Reece Shearsmith | Butler |
| Anton Chekhov | Writer |
| Christine Gernon | Director |
| Ted Dowd | Producer |