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.
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Series 1, Episode 3 - The Dangers Of Tobacco
Steve Coogan plays Nyukhin, a brow-beaten husband of a domineering wife.
Further details
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
Cast & crew
| Steve Coogan | Nyukhin |
| Anton Chekhov | Writer |
| Christine Gernon | Director |
| Ted Dowd | Producer |