About this season
Comedy Connections was a BBC One documentary series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from 2003 to 2008. The show looked at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's comedy television programmes, showing how they tied in with the production of other comedy shows. The show featured interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as footage from the series. Comedy Connections mostly documented BBC comedies and sitcoms, although two programmes have been from ITV and two from Channel 4. The first series consisted of six episodes, however the rest of the series consist of eight episodes each, the first two series were narrated by Julia Sawalha, however the rest of the series were narrated by Doon Mackichan.
Episodes (6)
1. Porridge
Aired 9 June 2003 • 30 min
Writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, director-producer Sydney Lotterby and members of the cast give the inside story of Porridge.
2. The Good Life
Aired 16 June 2003 • 30 min
3. Are You Being Served
Aired 23 June 2003 • 30 min
4. Men Behaving Badly
Aired 30 June 2003 • 30 min
5. Butterflies
Aired 7 July 2003 • 30 min
6. Only Fools and Horses
Aired 14 July 2003 • 30 min