Comedy Connections
- TV documentary
- BBC Two / BBC One
- 2003 - 2008
- 47 episodes (6 series)
A series of comedy documentaries, examining one hit comedy show per episode, with cast and crew interviews providing additional background info. Features Julia Sawalha and Doon Mackichan.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6 - Only Fools And Horses
The series charting the history of some of our best comedy shows, and finding out what the teams who made them have gone on to do since, takes a look at Only Fools And Horses, with contributions from John Sullivan, Ray Butt, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, John Challis and Sue Holderness.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 14th July 2003
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Julia Sawalha | Narrator |
| James Gilbert | Self |
| Gareth Gwenlan | Self |
| John Howard Davies | Self |
| John Sullivan | Self |
| Ray Butt | Self |
| Roger Lloyd Pack | Self |
| John Challis | Self |
| Sue Holderness | Self |
| David Jason | Self (Archive Material) |
| Nicholas Lyndhurst | Self (Archive Material) |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Graeme Hart | Series Director |
| Toby Stevens | Series Producer |
| Mike Bolland | Executive Producer |
| Bill Gill | Editor |
| Graham Ness | Composer |
| Lucy Bacon | Creator |
Press
A fool's paradise
An incidental delight was the discovery of how posh Marlene, Boycie's wife, is in real life. Sue Holderness said "All of them really are deep down jolly good eggs. For all that they are involved in some slightly dodgy dealing, they are actually awfully nice." You could confidently invite her to open your fete.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 15th July 2003