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''Comedy Connections'' is a

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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 (hence "connections"). 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

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comedies and sitcoms, although two programmes have been from ITV (three counting ''Men Behaving Badly'' which moved from ITV to the BBC after two series) and two from

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. The first series consists of six episodes while the rest of the series consist of eight episodes each. The first two series were narrated by Julia Sawalha and the rest of the series by

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Series summary

Episodes

The first two series were narrated by Julia Sawalha and the third series onwards by

Series 1 (2003)

Series 2 (2004)

Series 3 (2005)

Series 4 (2006)

Series 5 (2007)

Series 6 (2008)

Special

Spin-offs based on other TV generations

In 2005, the BBC broadcast ''

Drama Connections ''Drama Connections'' is a BBC One documentary series which looks at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's most popular drama television programmes, showing how they tie in with the production of other drama shows (hence the nam ...

'', which used the same format, looked at the history of popular British television dramas. However, only one series was made and shown. In 2007, the BBC broadcast '' Movie Connections'', focusing on popular British films. A second series was broadcast in early 2009. In 2010, ITV aired a similar programme called "Drama Trails", narrated by

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Other show based on the Comedy Connections format

In 2008, ITV launched their own documentary series under the title ''Comedy Classics'' mostly documenting ITV's sitcoms and comedies.

Series 1 (2008)

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