Joking Apart (1993)
Joking Apart is a BBC television sitcom written by Steven Moffat about the rise and fall of a relationship. It juxtaposes a couple, Mark and Becky, 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. 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 and Tracy. Paul Mark Elliott also appeared as Trevor, Becky's lover.
Seasons
Cast and crew
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Robert Bathurst
Mark Taylor
12 episodes
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Fiona Gillies
Becky Johnson
12 episodes
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Tracie Bennett
Tracy Glazebrook
12 episodes
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Paul Raffield
Robert Glazebrook
12 episodes
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Paul Mark Elliott
Trevor
7 episodes
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Martyn Ellis
Alan
2 episodes
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Tony Gardner
Lawyer / Michael
2 episodes
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Kerry Shale
Dick / Stranger
2 episodes
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James Greene
Vicar
1 episode
- Paul Rainbow Man at Funeral 1 episode
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Rhoda Lewis
Woman at Funeral
1 episode
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Mark Lockyer
Waiter
1 episode
- Full cast
- Directing
- Bob Spiers
- Writing
- Steven Moffat
- Music
- Kenny Craddock, Colin Gibson
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Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- Jan. 7, 1993
- Episode runtime
- 30 minutes
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Networks
- BBC Two