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 2, Episode 5 - Keeping Up Appearances
An examination of the success of Roy Clarke's sitcom Keeping Up Appearances with archive clips of the show.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 26th July 2004
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Julia Sawalha | Narrator |
| Josephine Tewson | Self |
| Clive Swift | Self |
| Harold Snoad | Self |
| Roy Clarke | Self |
| Judy Cornwell | Self |
| David Griffin | Self |
| Patricia Routledge | Self (Archive Material) |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Brendan O'Hara | Director |
| Toby Stevens | Series Producer |
| Mike Bolland | Executive Producer |
| Graham Ness | Composer |
Press
In Comedy Connections (BBC1) it emerged that Roy Clarke, the writer, and Harold Snoad, the producer/director, were horns locked during its run. The BBC had to bring in a script editor to interpose his innocent body between the combatants.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 27th July 2004