Joking Apart

I adored this show so much when it was on and have every episode on video..but they are worn out now! The comedy was wonderful, the acting sublime, and even now I laugh my head off.

A dedicated fan has actually taken it on himself to get the DVD out with full co operation from the parties involved and it is due for release on the 29th May 2006.....

http://www.replaydvd.co.uk/

Which is brilliant news for all us die hard fans out here who could never understand how it was never shown again. I cannot wait.

My favourite episode is actually the birthday party one...but I won't give away the plot to it as it will give away the laughs.

A super comedy series from the 1990s (Two series were made in total) that suffered in the UK ratings due to poor scheduling. When you are up against established comedies like 'Minder', even the best new comedies are going to struggle to get noticed.

Luckily, I caught the series from episode one and followed it avidly. I mentioned it to friends and family at the time, but everyone seemed to have been watching something else. Very, very frustrating.

Anyway, I loved both series and never forgot it.

Then I looked it up on the internet and found that an ultra-fan was trying to get both series released 'on his own'.

Well, both series are now available on DVD.

http://www.replaydvd.co.uk/joking_apart_S1.htm

This was one of the great British TV comedies. A gem of a show, but no-one remembers it now. I remember it being shown around 9pm on BBC2 on a week night.

It was a great farce, fantastic acting, real laugh-out-loud moments.

I wish they would show it again.....

Brilliant, slides-off-chair-onto-floor-laughing, clever writing. If the BBC or anyone ever show this series again; watch it! The answering machine episode is a comedy masterpiece. This would fit brilliantly into a Steven Moffat DVD box-set along with Coupling et al. Someone? Please?

This short series, about a stand-up comic and his on-off relationship with a sharp-tongued Becky, is just hilarious. It was re-broadcast in the States on PBS. There were several episodes that got me laughing so hard I didn't think I could stop. Classic timing, classic comedy. I wish it were available on tape or DVD. I taped a couple of episodes, but would like to have the entire series. Highly recommended.