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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Dangers Of Tobacco
Steve Coogan plays Nyukhin, a brow-beaten husband of a domineering wife.
Further details
Chekhov: Comedy Shorts. Nyukhin (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
Nyukhin is a brow-beaten husband of a domineering wife. He delivers, at her command, a lecture on the harmful effects of smoking tobacco. But as Nyukhin struggles to stick to the intended subject matter of his speech, we learn of his regrets, yearnings... and of his miserable life 'under the thumb'.
Notes
Broadcast as a single 40-minute episode alongside The Proposal.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 28th November 2010
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts 2
- Length
- 11 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Thursday 2nd June 2011 | 10:50pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Sunday 14th August 2011 | 8:50pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Wednesday 17th August 2011 | 12:50am | Sky Arts 2 |
Thursday 3rd November 2011 | 8:50pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Friday 4th November 2011 | 3:50pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Saturday 5th November 2011 | 9:10am | Sky Arts 2 |
Wednesday 28th December 2011 | 12:20pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Monday 2nd January 2012 | 3:50pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Tuesday 3rd January 2012 | 11:50pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Tuesday 6th August 2013 | 12:00am | Sky Arts 2 |
Friday 9th August 2013 | 11:30am | Sky Arts 2 |
Sunday 11th August 2013 | 4:30pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Wednesday 14th August 2013 | 3:00pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Tuesday 13th May 2014 | 1:00pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Wednesday 14th May 2014 | 2:10am | Sky Arts 2 |
Wednesday 14th May 2014 | 6:00am | Sky Arts 2 |
Wednesday 14th May 2014 | 10:20am | Sky Arts |
Friday 18th July 2014 | 1:00pm | Sky Arts 2 |
Saturday 19th July 2014 | 6:00am | Sky Arts 2 |
Cast & crew
Steve Coogan | Nyukhin |
Anton Chekhov | Writer |
Christine Gernon | Director |
Ted Dowd | Producer |