Chekhov: Comedy Shorts. Nyukhin (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
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 4 - The Proposal
Lomov (Mathew Horne) visits his neighbour Natasha (Sheridan Smith) to ask for her hand in marriage.
Further details
Chekhov: Comedy Shorts. Image shows from L to R: Lomov (Mathew Horne), Natasha (Sheridan Smith). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
Lomov a nervous hypochondriac, visits his neighbour Natasha to ask for her hand in marriage. But his romantic endeavours are scuppered when the couple, and also her father, find themselves in a circle of petty arguments and disagreements...and an unstoppable bout of one-upmanship.
Notes
Broadcast as a single 40-minute episode alongside The Dangers Of Tobacco.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 28th November 2010
- Time
- 9:11pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts 2
- Length
- 25 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 2nd June 2011 | 11:10pm | Sky Arts 2 |
| Sunday 14th August 2011 | 9:15pm | Sky Arts 2 |
| Wednesday 17th August 2011 | 1:10am | Sky Arts 2 |
| Thursday 3rd November 2011 | 9:10pm | Sky Arts 2 |
| Friday 4th November 2011 | 4:10pm | Sky Arts 2 |
| Saturday 5th November 2011 | 9:30am | Sky Arts 2 |
| Wednesday 28th December 2011 | 12:40pm | Sky Arts 2 |
| Thursday 29th December 2011 | 12:40pm | Sky Arts 2 |
| Monday 2nd January 2012 | 4:10pm | Sky Arts 2 |
| Wednesday 4th January 2012 | 12:10am | Sky Arts 2 |
Cast & crew
| Mathew Horne | Lomov |
| Sheridan Smith | Natasha |
| Philip Jackson | Natasha's Father |
| Anton Chekhov | Writer |
| Christine Gernon | Director |
| Ted Dowd | Producer |