This article is about the BBC sitcom. For the Alan Ayckbourn play, see Joking Apart (play).
Joking Apart
The opening title is superimposed over a stack of legal documents.
Created by
Steven Moffat
Directed by
Bob Spiers
Starring
Robert Bathurst Fiona Gillies Tracie Bennett Paul Raffield Paul Mark Elliott
Theme music composer
Chris Rea
Opening theme
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" (also end theme)
Composers
Kenny Craddock, Colin Gibson
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
2
No. of episodes
12 (+ pilot) (list of episodes)
Production
Producer
Andre Ptaszynski
Running time
30 minutes
Original release
Network
BBC2
Release
12 July 1991 (1991-07-12) – 7 February 1995 (1995-02-07)
Related
Coupling
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Joking Apart is a BBC television sitcom written by Steven Moffat about the rise and fall of a relationship. It juxtaposes a couple, Mark (Robert Bathurst) and Becky (Fiona Gillies), who fall in love and marry, before getting separated and finally divorced. The twelve episodes, broadcast between 1993 and 1995, were directed by Bob Spiers and produced by Andre Ptaszynski for independent production company Pola Jones.
The show is semi-autobiographical; it was inspired by the then-recent separation of Moffat and his first wife.[1][2] Some of the episodes in the first series followed a non-linear parallel structure, contrasting the rise of the relationship with the fall. Other episodes were ensemble farces, predominantly including the couple's friends Robert (Paul Raffield) and Tracy (Tracie Bennett). Paul Mark Elliott also appeared as Trevor, Becky's lover.
Scheduling problems meant that the show attracted low viewing figures. However, it scored highly on the Appreciation Index and accrued a loyal fanbase. One fan acquired the home video rights from the BBC and released both series on his own DVD label.[3]
^Sternbergh, Adam (7 September 2003). "Selling Your Sex Life (page 2)". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
^Kibble-White, Graham (May 2006). "Fool If You Think It's Over". Off the Telly. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^Jarvis, Shane (8 May 2006). "Farce that rose from the grave". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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