Joking Apart 1993
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- January 7, 1993
- Last Aired
- February 7, 1995
- Format
- 2 seasons · 12 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~6 hours (30 min/ep)
- Created By
- Steven Moffat
- Network
- BBC Two
What is Joking Apart?
Joking Apart is a BBC television sitcom written by Steven Moffat about the rise and fall of a relationship. The program focuses on a couple, Mark, played by Robert Bathurst, and Becky, played by Fiona Gillies, who fall in love and marry, before getting separated and finally divorced.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1993
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 12
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 7, 1993
- Last aired
- Feb 7, 1995
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC Two
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.0/10 from 4 votes
- Format
- 2 seasons · 12 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- BBC Two
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Joking Apart is a BBC television sitcom written by Steven Moffat about the rise and fall of a relationship. The program focuses on a couple, Mark, played by Robert Bathurst, and Becky, played by Fiona Gillies, who fall in love and marry, before getting separated and finally divorced. Consisting of twelve episodes broadcast between 1993 and 1995, the series was directed by Bob Spiers and produced by Andre Ptaszynski for the independent production company Pola Jones. The show is semi-autobiographical and was inspired by the then recent separation of writer Steven Moffat and his first wife. Some of the episodes in the first series utilized a non-linear parallel structure, which contrasted the rise of the relationship against its eventual end.
Should you watch it?
“Witness the rise and fall of a relationship in this semi-autobiographical BBC sitcom.”
- Written by Steven Moffat.
- Features a non-linear parallel structure in some first series episodes.
- Explores the complete trajectory of a relationship from love to divorce.
- It depicts the painful separation and divorce of the main couple.
Watch it if you want to explore a television sitcom that chronicles both the beginning and the end of a marriage.
The tone follows the emotional rise and fall of a relationship across twelve episodes broadcast between 1993 and 1995.
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Is Joking Apart worth watching?
It is a semi-autobiographical BBC sitcom written by Steven Moffat that examines the journey of a marriage from love to divorce.
What is the binge duration of Joking Apart?
The series consists of twelve episodes broadcast between 1993 and 1995.
What are the essential episodes of Joking Apart?
The sources do not specify particular essential episodes, but note that some episodes in the first series featured a non-linear parallel structure.
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