Beyond A Joke

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Beyond A Joke

First Air Date

May 4, 2009

Last Air Date

June 1, 2009

Seasons

1

Episodes

5

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

ITV3

S01E05

The Legacy

This final episode examines the legacy that the classic comedies left behind, and looks to the future and at how modern day sitcoms have both their inspiration and comedy roots firmly planted in the past. With clips from Benidorm, Dinner Ladies, Early Doors, Blackadder and The Young Ones, archive material, and interviews with Richard Briers, Don Warrington, the late Wendy Richard, Jean Boht and Sally Thomsett.

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