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Joking Apart. Image shows from L to R: Mark Taylor (Robert Bathurst), Becky Johnson (Fiona Gillies). Copyright: BBC
Joking Apart

Joking Apart

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1991 - 1995
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Stand-up comedian Mark is left by his wife. He must attempt to win Becky back, get revenge on her new man Trevor, and deal with her well-meaning but simple friends, Tracy and Robert. Stars Robert Bathurst, Fiona Gillies, Tracie Bennett, Paul Raffield and Paul Mark Elliott

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Series 2, Episode 5

Mark comes round after suffering concussion to find a stranger at the foot of his hospital bed. But he is a friend, as he claims, or a devil?

Further details

Mark is suffering from concussion and begins seeing things... more specifically a part of his anatomy in various costumes.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 31st January 1995
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Robert Bathurst Mark Taylor
Fiona Gillies Becky Johnson
Tracie Bennett Tracy Glazebrook
Paul Raffield Robert Glazebrook
Guest cast
Kerry Shale Dick
Michael Burtenshaw Policeman
Writing team
Steven Moffat Writer
Production team
Bob Spiers Director
Andre Ptaszyński Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
John Anderson Production Designer
Kenny Craddock Composer
Colin Gibson Composer

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