Series

Joking Apart

1993 · 2 seasons · Comedy

IMDb

8.2

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.

Robert Bathurst

Mark Taylor

Fiona Gillies

Becky Johnson

Tracie Bennett

Tracy Glazebrook

Paul Raffield

Robert Glazebrook

• Andre PtaszynskiProducer
• Kenny CraddockOriginal Music Composer
• Colin GibsonOriginal Music Composer

First aired

January 7, 1993

Last aired

February 7, 1995

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

12

Rated

15

Genres

Comedy

• Series 16 episodes · 1993
• Series 26 episodes · 1995