Comedy Connections
- TV documentary
- BBC Two / BBC One
- 2003 - 2008
- 47 episodes (6 series)
A series of comedy documentaries, examining one hit comedy show per episode, with cast and crew interviews providing additional background info. Features Julia Sawalha and Doon Mackichan.
Episode menu
Series 6, Episode 6 - Sorry!
Series charting the history of the best of British comedy looks at Sorry!, the sitcom starring Ronnie Corbett as a middle-aged librarian who still lived at home with his domineering mother. Corbett's character, Timothy Lumsden, not only tickled the nation's funny bones but also apparently went on to influence a generation of younger comedians such as Frank Skinner and Harry Hill. Interviewees include Ronnie Corbett and writers Peter Vincent and Ian Davidson.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 22nd August 2008
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 40 minutes