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Chekhov: Comedy Shorts

Chekhov: Comedy Shorts

TV comedy drama
Sky Arts 2
2010
5 episodes (1 series)

Four all-star comedy dramas for Sky Arts, based on stories by Russian writer Anton Chekhov. Also features Johnny Vegas, Mackenzie Crook, Julian Barratt, Julia Davis, Mathew Horne and more.

All cast & crew

We have recorded credits for 4 of the 5 episodes produced.

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Julian Barratt	Smirnoff View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - The Bear	1
Steve Coogan	Nyukhin View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - The Dangers Of Tobacco	1
Mackenzie Crook	Murashkin View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Reluctant Tragic Hero	1
Julia Davis	Popova View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - The Bear	1
Mathew Horne	Lomov View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - The Proposal	1
Philip Jackson	Natasha's Father View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - The Proposal	1
Reece Shearsmith	Butler View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - The Bear	1
Sheridan Smith	Natasha View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - The Proposal	1
Johnny Vegas	Tolkachov View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Reluctant Tragic Hero	1

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
Anton Chekhov	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Reluctant Tragic Hero Series 1, Episode 2 - The Bear Series 1, Episode 3 - The Dangers Of Tobacco Series 1, Episode 4 - The Proposal	4

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Christine Gernon	Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Reluctant Tragic Hero Series 1, Episode 2 - The Bear Series 1, Episode 3 - The Dangers Of Tobacco Series 1, Episode 4 - The Proposal	4
Ted Dowd	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - A Reluctant Tragic Hero Series 1, Episode 2 - The Bear Series 1, Episode 3 - The Dangers Of Tobacco Series 1, Episode 4 - The Proposal	4