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 5, Episode 6 - The Office
Series charting the history of the best of British comedy looks at Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's cult classic, The Office. It tells how a BBC training scheme video project became a multi-award winning international phenomenon, how Gareth was originally written as a super-macho action man type, and how its makers are actually fond of their creation-from-hell, David Brent. Features exclusive interviews with Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Lucy Davis, Mackenzie Crook, Ralph Ineson and more.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 16th February 2007
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 40 minutes
Cast & crew
| Doon Mackichan | Narrator |
| Anil Gupta | Self |
| Ricky Gervais | Self |
| Stephen Merchant | Self |
| Ash Atalla | Self |
| Jane Root | Self |
| Lucy Davis | Self |
| Mackenzie Crook | Self |
| Ralph Ineson | Self |
| Ewen MacIntosh (as Ewan MacIntosh) | Self |
| Andrew Nickolds | Writer |
| Angus McIntyre | Director |
| Graham Mitchell | Series Producer |
| Alan Tyler | Executive Producer |
| Toby Stevens | Executive Producer |
| Bill Gill | Editor |
| Graham Ness | Composer |