
- 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.
- Production companies
- 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. - IMDb
- Wikipedia

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