Joking Apart

Stand-up comedian Mark is left by his wife. He must attempt to win Becky back, get revenge on her new man Trevor, and deal with her well-meaning but simple friends, Tracy and Robert

Genre: Sitcom
Broadcast: 1991 - 1995
Channel: BBC Two
Episodes: 13 (1 pilot + 2 series)
Starring: Robert Bathurst, Fiona Gillies, Tracie Bennett, Paul Raffield and Paul Mark Elliott
Writer: Steven Moffat
Director: Bob Spiers
Producer: Andre Ptaszyński

Stand-up comedian, Mark has been left by his wife, Becky, for odious estate agent Trevor. Becky's rather simple, but loyal friends Tracy and Robert are caught in the crossfire.

Mark has to try and win Becky back, get his own back on Trevor as well as deal with hopeless Tracy and Robert and their ever-hysterical marriage.

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Soundtrack

The theme tune is a cover version of Fool (If You Think It's Over) by Chris Rea. The composers were Kenny Craddock and Colin Gibson.

Laugh track

Live audience

Broadcast details

First broadcast: Friday 12th July 1991 on BBC Two at 9pm
Last new broadcast: Tuesday 7th February 1995 on BBC One at 9pm
Length of episodes: 30 minutes

Website links

Joking Apart
A website about Joking Apart run by a dedicated fan. Pretty much the definitive guide to the show.
Restoring Joking Apart
A webpage detailing all the work that had to go into restoring the Joking Apart master tapes to DVD level quality.
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