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 6
Becky appears to have a new lover and Mark has hit an all-time low, spending his days watching television chat shows - one of the phone-in callers sounds strangely familiar!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 7th February 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 |
| Tony Gardner | Michael |
| Helen Atkinson-Wood | Sally |
| Michael Thomas | Rick |
| Rachel Fielding (as Rachael Fielding) | Janice |
| Jonathan Barlow | Weather Man |
| Steven Moffat | Writer |
| Bob Spiers | Director |
| Andre Ptaszyński | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| John Anderson | Production Designer |
| Kenny Craddock | Composer |
| Colin Gibson | Composer |