Joking Apart. Image shows from L to R: Mark Taylor (Robert Bathurst), Becky Johnson (Fiona Gillies). Copyright: BBC
Joking Apart
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1991 - 1995
- 13 episodes (2 series)
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. Stars Robert Bathurst, Fiona Gillies, Tracie Bennett, Paul Raffield and Paul Mark Elliott
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1
The increasingly manic Mark is still clinging to memories of the good times and is determined to sleuth out Becky's new address. Robert and Tracy inadvertently reveal where she is living and Mark pays a visit, with embarrasing results.
Further details
Mark buys some top shelf magazines... then Becky walks into the shop.
Later he discovers the location of Becky and Trevor's house and breaks in. He is forced to hide under the bed when Trevor and Becky come upstairs to have sex.
Notes
This episode won Joking Apart a Bronze Rose of Montreux award.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 3rd January 1995
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Robert Bathurst | Mark Taylor |
| Fiona Gillies | Becky Johnson |
| Tracie Bennett | Tracy Glazebrook |
| Paul Raffield | Robert Glazebrook |
| Paul Mark Elliott (as Paul-Mark Elliott) | Trevor |
| Shirley Cassedy | Mother in Shop |
| Oliver Stone | Young Boy in Shop |
| Maxwell Hutcheon | Shop Owner |
| Steven Moffat | Writer |
| Bob Spiers | Director |
| Andre Ptaszyński | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| John Anderson | Production Designer |
| Kenny Craddock | Composer |
| Colin Gibson | Composer |