Learning on ScreenComedians
- Synopsis
- The 1975 stage play transferred to television in 1979. The plot concerns a class for stand-up comics that meets before a talent-spotting contest. The play presents a realist depiction of the classroom and the club where the comics perform as well as a fierce dispute over the nature of comedy.
- Series
- Play for Today, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 94 min.
- Year of production
- 1979
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- comedy; Griffiths, Trevor; television drama
Credits
- Director
- Richard Eyre
- Producer
- Richard Eyre
- Writer
- Trevor Griffiths
- Contributor
- Bill Fraser; Jonathan Pryce
Distribution Formats
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Availability
- Hire
- Duration/Size
- 94 minutes
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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