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1. Joking Apart

First Broadcast: Fri 12th July 1991

A black comedy about a scriptwriter whose work takes over his life. Mark Taylor's wife finally leaves him, after an eventful marriage which begins at a funeral and finishes at a surprise party.

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Series 1 (1993)

1. Episode One

First Broadcast: Thu 7th January 1993

Mark Taylor's wife has left him. She said he didn't pay her enough attention. At least, he thinks it was her.

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2. Episode Two

First Broadcast: Thu 14th January 1993

Robert and Tracey turn up on Mark's doorstep to be with him in his hour of need.

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3. Episode Three

First Broadcast: Thu 21st January 1993

Mark arrives at Tracy and Robert's house for dinner on the wrong night. Becky and her new man arrive for dinner on the right night.

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4. Episode Four

First Broadcast: Thu 28th January 1993

Mark's wife has left him. He remembers the times he proposed to her and how she finally said yes.

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5. Episode Five

First Broadcast: Thu 4th February 1993

Through a misunderstanding Mark and Tracy end up in bed together.

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6. Episode Six

First Broadcast: Thu 11th February 1993

Mark brings home a drunken woman. Then Tracy turns up looking for a place to stay.

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Series 2 (1995)

1. Episode One

First Broadcast: Tue 3rd January 1995

The increasingly manic Mark is still clinging to memories of the good times and is determined to sleuth out Becky's new address. Robert and Tracy inadvertently reveal where she is living and Mark pays a visit, with embarrasing results.

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2. Episode Two

First Broadcast: Tue 10th January 1995

Mark is concerned by his neighbour's death and a late-night visit from a drunken Trevor makes matters worse.

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3. Episode Three

First Broadcast: Tue 17th January 1995

Becky agrees to meet Mark in a pub to talk about their separation, but they are interrupted by a strange-acting Robert. It appears that he is keeping something secret from Tracy.

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4. Episode Four

First Broadcast: Tue 24th January 1995

Mark's Aunt Helen arrives from Australia to meet her nephew and his wife, but Becky refuses to help Mark conceal their separation.

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5. Episode Five

First Broadcast: Tue 31st January 1995

Mark comes round after suffering concussion to find a stranger at the foot of his hospital bed. But he is a friend, as he claims, or a devil?

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6. Episode Six

First Broadcast: Tue 7th February 1995

Becky appears to have a new lover and Mark has hit an all-time low, spending his days watching television chat shows - one of the phone-in callers sounds strangely familiar!

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