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 4, Episode 7 - That Was The Week That Was
That Was The Week That Was changed not just comedy, but television, as the BBC was being actively disrespectful towards politicians, royalty and religion, all previously seen as untouchable. Among the facts uncovered are: how the programme's working title stuck; how the director letting the cameras be seen on camera was regarded as avant-garde; and how presenter David Frost managed to get the programme scheduled after TW3 was taken off air.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 1st May 2006
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 40 minutes
Cast & crew
| Doon Mackichan | Narrator |
| David Frost (as Sir David Frost) | Self |
| Millicent Martin | Self |
| Denis Norden | Self |
| Lance Percival | Self |
| Kenneth Cope | Self |
| Ned Sherrin | Self |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Andrea Miller | Director |
| Toby Stevens | Series Producer |
| Angus McIntyre | Producer |
| Alan Tyler | Executive Producer |
| Jude Suggett | Editor |
| Graham Ness | Composer |
Press
The weakness of May day television made me wistful for That Was the Week That Was. Comedy Connections (BBC1) traced the trajectory of its comet-like life.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 2nd May 2006