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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox television&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox television&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| image = Joking Apart - opening title.jpg&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| image = Joking Apart - opening title.jpg&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| alt=A still from the end of the opening title sequence showing the title of the show superimposed in blue on a stack of legal documents.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| alt=A still from the end of the opening title sequence showing the title of the show superimposed in blue on a stack of legal documents.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Structure===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Structure===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Joking Apart - Robert Bathurst.jpg|thumb|alt=A close-up shot of the character Mark holding a microphone|[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Robert Bathurst|Robert Bathurst]], as Mark, in a fantasy stand-up sequence. In the pilot, Bathurst was filmed against a completely black backdrop. According to Moffat, this looked &amp;quot;odd&amp;quot; for the viewer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:Joking Apart - Robert Bathurst.jpg|thumb|alt=A close-up shot of the character Mark holding a microphone|[[Robert Bathurst|Robert Bathurst]], as Mark, in a fantasy stand-up sequence. In the pilot, Bathurst was filmed against a completely black backdrop. According to Moffat, this looked &amp;quot;odd&amp;quot; for the viewer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Many of the first six episodes of ''Joking Apart'' were constructed non-sequentially, with scenes from the beginning of the relationship juxtaposed with those from the end. Moffat describes this [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Nonlinearity|non-linear]] technique as a &amp;quot;romantic comedy, but a romantic comedy backwards because it ends with the couple unhappy&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Moffat had experimented with non-linear narrative in ''Press Gang'', such as the episode &amp;quot;Monday-Tuesday&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite episode |title=Monday-Tuesday |series=Press Gang |credits=wr. Steven Moffat, dir. Bob Spiers |network=ITV |airdate=1989-04-03 |season=1 |number=11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Various episodes of ''[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]'' played with structure, such as the fourth series episode &amp;quot;9½ Minutes&amp;quot; which showed the same events from three perspectives.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite episode |title=9½ Minutes |series=Coupling |credits=wr. Steven Moffat, dir. Martin Dennis |network=BBC |airdate=2004-05-10 |season=4 |number=1}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Many of the first six episodes of ''Joking Apart'' were constructed non-sequentially, with scenes from the beginning of the relationship juxtaposed with those from the end. Moffat describes this [[Nonlinearity|non-linear]] technique as a &amp;quot;romantic comedy, but a romantic comedy backwards because it ends with the couple unhappy&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Moffat had experimented with non-linear narrative in ''Press Gang'', such as the episode &amp;quot;Monday-Tuesday&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite episode |title=Monday-Tuesday |series=Press Gang |credits=wr. Steven Moffat, dir. Bob Spiers |network=ITV |airdate=1989-04-03 |season=1 |number=11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Various episodes of ''[[Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]'' played with structure, such as the fourth series episode &amp;quot;9½ Minutes&amp;quot; which showed the same events from three perspectives.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite episode |title=9½ Minutes |series=Coupling |credits=wr. Steven Moffat, dir. Martin Dennis |network=BBC |airdate=2004-05-10 |season=4 |number=1}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;All of the episodes open with Bathurst portraying Mark Taylor, a sitcom writer, apparently performing [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;stand-up comedy|stand-up]] in a small [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;comedy club|comedy club]]. These performances are fantasy sequences, playing out in the character's mind and portraying his internal creative processes as comedic monologues; these monologues mainly employ material from the character's failing marriage and are intended to show that &amp;quot;he thinks in [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Punch line|punchlines]], in comedy&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gritten&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |first=David |last=Gritten |title=Reviews |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=1993-01-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Episodes regularly cut back to these fantasy performances, which usually open with the signature line: &amp;quot;My wife left me&amp;amp;nbsp;...&amp;quot;. Moffat felt that audiences needed to know from the start that the relationship would not survive.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; However, it was unclear to some viewers that the fantasy sequences were set in the writer's mind; many journalists reported that the character Mark was a stand-up comic,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Keal&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; not a sitcom writer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;All of the episodes open with Bathurst portraying Mark Taylor, a sitcom writer, apparently performing [[stand-up comedy|stand-up]] in a small [[comedy club|comedy club]]. These performances are fantasy sequences, playing out in the character's mind and portraying his internal creative processes as comedic monologues; these monologues mainly employ material from the character's failing marriage and are intended to show that &amp;quot;he thinks in [[Punch line|punchlines]], in comedy&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gritten&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |first=David |last=Gritten |title=Reviews |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=1993-01-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Episodes regularly cut back to these fantasy performances, which usually open with the signature line: &amp;quot;My wife left me&amp;amp;nbsp;...&amp;quot;. Moffat felt that audiences needed to know from the start that the relationship would not survive.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; However, it was unclear to some viewers that the fantasy sequences were set in the writer's mind; many journalists reported that the character Mark was a stand-up comic,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Keal&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; not a sitcom writer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the fantasy sequences for the pilot, Bathurst was filmed against a completely black backdrop, which Moffat describes as &amp;quot;hell to look at&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; For the series, the sequences were filmed in a real club. Moffat describes this as the &amp;quot;wrong direction&amp;quot; as it became unclear that the fantasy sequences were &amp;quot;not real&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Moffat observes that, like ''[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]'', an American sitcom that used a similar device, ''Joking Apart'' used less of the stand-up as the series progressed. In retrospect, Moffat regrets including the stand-up sequences.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Bathurst, however, has considered refilming them as a [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;video diary|video diary]]. Now with older features, he can portray a Mark Taylor reflecting on his earlier life.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;conbath2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=In Conversation: Robert Bathurst, Part 2 |work=Joking Apart.co.uk |url=http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/in_conversation/robert_bathurst_p2.htm |access-date=2007-03-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Both are very critical of the sequences in the DVD audio commentaries. The sequences have also drawn the sharpest criticisms from reviewers.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sci-fi1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The second series followed a more linear structure, although it retained the stand-up sequences.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;s2comm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;''Joking Apart'' Series 2, DVD audio commentary&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the fantasy sequences for the pilot, Bathurst was filmed against a completely black backdrop, which Moffat describes as &amp;quot;hell to look at&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; For the series, the sequences were filmed in a real club. Moffat describes this as the &amp;quot;wrong direction&amp;quot; as it became unclear that the fantasy sequences were &amp;quot;not real&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Moffat observes that, like ''[[Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]'', an American sitcom that used a similar device, ''Joking Apart'' used less of the stand-up as the series progressed. In retrospect, Moffat regrets including the stand-up sequences.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Bathurst, however, has considered refilming them as a [[video diary|video diary]]. Now with older features, he can portray a Mark Taylor reflecting on his earlier life.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;conbath2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=In Conversation: Robert Bathurst, Part 2 |work=Joking Apart.co.uk |url=http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/in_conversation/robert_bathurst_p2.htm |access-date=2007-03-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Both are very critical of the sequences in the DVD audio commentaries. The sequences have also drawn the sharpest criticisms from reviewers.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sci-fi1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The second series followed a more linear structure, although it retained the stand-up sequences.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;s2comm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;''Joking Apart'' Series 2, DVD audio commentary&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Music and titles===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Music and titles===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Fool (If You Think It's Over)|Fool (If You Think It's Over)]]&amp;quot;, written by [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Chris Rea|Chris Rea]], was used for both the opening and closing credit sequences. The original Rea version was used for the pilot's closing credits, but for the series it was performed by [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Kenny Craddock|Kenny Craddock]], who arranged the [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;incidental music|incidental music]] with Colin Gibson.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Composers: Kenny Craddock |work=jokingapart.co.uk |url=http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/composers.htm |access-date=2007-03-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Beginning with a saxophone, only the chorus of the theme song accompanied the opening titles. These ran over legal imagery and a sequence of images of famous separated couples, including [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Arthur Miller|Arthur Miller]] and [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Marilyn Monroe|Marilyn Monroe]]; [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Winnie Mandela|Winnie]] and [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Nelson Mandela|Nelson Mandela]]; [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]] and [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Mark Phillips|Mark Phillips]], and culminating in Mark and Becky. The closing credits featured a verse and chorus. The first part of the closing credits was usually over a still of the final [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/del&gt;Film frame|frame]], and faded to black with the line &amp;quot;All dressed in black.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Eleven of the episodes follow this, whereas Series 1 Episode 3 is moving video.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;[[Fool (If You Think It's Over)|Fool (If You Think It's Over)]]&amp;quot;, written by [[Chris Rea|Chris Rea]], was used for both the opening and closing credit sequences. The original Rea version was used for the pilot's closing credits, but for the series it was performed by [[Kenny Craddock|Kenny Craddock]], who arranged the [[incidental music|incidental music]] with Colin Gibson.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Composers: Kenny Craddock |work=jokingapart.co.uk |url=http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/composers.htm |access-date=2007-03-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Beginning with a saxophone, only the chorus of the theme song accompanied the opening titles. These ran over legal imagery and a sequence of images of famous separated couples, including [[Arthur Miller|Arthur Miller]] and [[Marilyn Monroe|Marilyn Monroe]]; [[Winnie Mandela|Winnie]] and [[Nelson Mandela|Nelson Mandela]]; [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]] and [[Mark Phillips|Mark Phillips]], and culminating in Mark and Becky. The closing credits featured a verse and chorus. The first part of the closing credits was usually over a still of the final [[Film frame|frame]], and faded to black with the line &amp;quot;All dressed in black.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Eleven of the episodes follow this, whereas Series 1 Episode 3 is moving video.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Characters==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Characters==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Replay DVD was commended in reviews for the quality of the disc.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sci-fi1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |first=Charles |last=Packer |title=Joking Apart: The Complete First Series |work=Sci-fi Online |url=http://www.sci-fi-online.com/2008_reviews/dvd/08-03-17_jokingapart1.htm |access-date=2008-03-21}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ''DVD Times'' reports that &amp;quot;''Joking Apart'' looks much sharper than the average television show on DVD. The colours are also much richer and have obviously been fixed throughout to present a more uniform image while the picture is bright and clear.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dvdtimes1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |first=Eamonn |last=McCusker |title=Joking Apart: Complete Series 1 |work=DVD Times |url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67219 |date=2008-03-13 |access-date=2008-03-15}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The featurette on the series&amp;amp;nbsp;1 set is labelled &amp;quot;a great little feature&amp;quot;, with Moffat particularly praised for his contribution. ''DVD Times'' identifies &amp;quot;a real sense of friendship and of a real liking for this show&amp;quot; within the commentaries,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dvdtimes1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; highlighting that Moffat &amp;quot;sounds really happy&amp;amp;nbsp;... for ''Joking Apart'' to have finally gotten some recognition&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dvdtimes2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Replay DVD was commended in reviews for the quality of the disc.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sci-fi1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |first=Charles |last=Packer |title=Joking Apart: The Complete First Series |work=Sci-fi Online |url=http://www.sci-fi-online.com/2008_reviews/dvd/08-03-17_jokingapart1.htm |access-date=2008-03-21}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; ''DVD Times'' reports that &amp;quot;''Joking Apart'' looks much sharper than the average television show on DVD. The colours are also much richer and have obviously been fixed throughout to present a more uniform image while the picture is bright and clear.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dvdtimes1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |first=Eamonn |last=McCusker |title=Joking Apart: Complete Series 1 |work=DVD Times |url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67219 |date=2008-03-13 |access-date=2008-03-15}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The featurette on the series&amp;amp;nbsp;1 set is labelled &amp;quot;a great little feature&amp;quot;, with Moffat particularly praised for his contribution. ''DVD Times'' identifies &amp;quot;a real sense of friendship and of a real liking for this show&amp;quot; within the commentaries,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dvdtimes1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; highlighting that Moffat &amp;quot;sounds really happy&amp;amp;nbsp;... for ''Joking Apart'' to have finally gotten some recognition&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dvdtimes2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;==See also==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;*[[On The Up]], another sitcom about the failure of a marriage&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Music and titles===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Music and titles===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;[[Fool (If You Think It's Over)]]&amp;quot;, written by [[Chris Rea]], was used for both the opening and closing credit sequences. The original Rea version was used for the pilot's closing credits, but for the series it was performed by [[Kenny Craddock]], who arranged the [[incidental music]] with Colin Gibson.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Composers: Kenny Craddock |work=jokingapart.co.uk |url=http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/composers.htm |access-date=2007-03-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Beginning with a saxophone, only the chorus of the theme song accompanied the opening titles. These ran over legal imagery and a sequence of images of famous separated couples, including [[Arthur Miller]] and [[Marilyn Monroe]]; [[Winnie Mandela|Winnie]] and [[Nelson Mandela]]; [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]] and [[Mark Phillips]], and culminating in Mark and Becky. The closing credits featured a verse and chorus. The first part of the closing credits was usually over a still of the final [[Film frame|frame]], and faded to black with the line &amp;quot;All dressed in black.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Eleven of the episodes follow this, whereas Series 1 Episode 3 is moving video.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:Fool (If You Think It's Over)|&lt;/ins&gt;Fool (If You Think It's Over)]]&amp;quot;, written by [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:Chris Rea|&lt;/ins&gt;Chris Rea]], was used for both the opening and closing credit sequences. The original Rea version was used for the pilot's closing credits, but for the series it was performed by [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:Kenny Craddock|&lt;/ins&gt;Kenny Craddock]], who arranged the [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:incidental music|&lt;/ins&gt;incidental music]] with Colin Gibson.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The Composers: Kenny Craddock |work=jokingapart.co.uk |url=http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/composers.htm |access-date=2007-03-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Beginning with a saxophone, only the chorus of the theme song accompanied the opening titles. These ran over legal imagery and a sequence of images of famous separated couples, including [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:Arthur Miller|&lt;/ins&gt;Arthur Miller]] and [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:Marilyn Monroe|&lt;/ins&gt;Marilyn Monroe]]; [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/ins&gt;Winnie Mandela|Winnie]] and [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:Nelson Mandela|&lt;/ins&gt;Nelson Mandela]]; [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/ins&gt;Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]] and [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:Mark Phillips|&lt;/ins&gt;Mark Phillips]], and culminating in Mark and Becky. The closing credits featured a verse and chorus. The first part of the closing credits was usually over a still of the final [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/ins&gt;Film frame|frame]], and faded to black with the line &amp;quot;All dressed in black.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Eleven of the episodes follow this, whereas Series 1 Episode 3 is moving video.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Structure===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Structure===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Many of the first six episodes of ''Joking Apart'' were constructed non-sequentially, with scenes from the beginning of the relationship juxtaposed with those from the end. Moffat describes this [[Nonlinearity|non-linear]] technique as a &amp;quot;romantic comedy, but a romantic comedy backwards because it ends with the couple unhappy&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Moffat had experimented with non-linear narrative in ''Press Gang'', such as the episode &amp;quot;Monday-Tuesday&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite episode |title=Monday-Tuesday |series=Press Gang |credits=wr. Steven Moffat, dir. Bob Spiers |network=ITV |airdate=1989-04-03 |season=1 |number=11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Various episodes of ''[[Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]'' played with structure, such as the fourth series episode &amp;quot;9½ Minutes&amp;quot; which showed the same events from three perspectives.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite episode |title=9½ Minutes |series=Coupling |credits=wr. Steven Moffat, dir. Martin Dennis |network=BBC |airdate=2004-05-10 |season=4 |number=1}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[File:Joking Apart - Robert Bathurst.jpg|thumb|alt=A close-up shot of the character Mark holding a microphone|[[w:Robert Bathurst|Robert Bathurst]], as Mark, in a fantasy stand-up sequence. In the pilot, Bathurst was filmed against a completely black backdrop. According to Moffat, this looked &amp;quot;odd&amp;quot; for the viewer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Image:Joking Apart - Robert Bathurst.jpg|thumb|alt=A close-up shot of the character Mark holding a microphone|[[Robert Bathurst]], as Mark, in a fantasy stand-up sequence. In the pilot, Bathurst was filmed against a completely black backdrop. According to Moffat, this looked &amp;quot;odd&amp;quot; for the viewer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Many of the first six episodes of ''Joking Apart'' were constructed non-sequentially, with scenes from the beginning of the relationship juxtaposed with those from the end. Moffat describes this [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/ins&gt;Nonlinearity|non-linear]] technique as a &amp;quot;romantic comedy, but a romantic comedy backwards because it ends with the couple unhappy&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Moffat had experimented with non-linear narrative in ''Press Gang'', such as the episode &amp;quot;Monday-Tuesday&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite episode |title=Monday-Tuesday |series=Press Gang |credits=wr. Steven Moffat, dir. Bob Spiers |network=ITV |airdate=1989-04-03 |season=1 |number=11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Various episodes of ''[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/ins&gt;Coupling (UK TV series)|Coupling]]'' played with structure, such as the fourth series episode &amp;quot;9½ Minutes&amp;quot; which showed the same events from three perspectives.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite episode |title=9½ Minutes |series=Coupling |credits=wr. Steven Moffat, dir. Martin Dennis |network=BBC |airdate=2004-05-10 |season=4 |number=1}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;All of the episodes open with Bathurst portraying Mark Taylor, a sitcom writer, apparently performing [[stand-up comedy|stand-up]] in a small [[comedy club]]. These performances are fantasy sequences, playing out in the character's mind and portraying his internal creative processes as comedic monologues; these monologues mainly employ material from the character's failing marriage and are intended to show that &amp;quot;he thinks in [[Punch line|punchlines]], in comedy&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gritten&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |first=David |last=Gritten |title=Reviews |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=1993-01-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Episodes regularly cut back to these fantasy performances, which usually open with the signature line: &amp;quot;My wife left me&amp;amp;nbsp;...&amp;quot;. Moffat felt that audiences needed to know from the start that the relationship would not survive.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; However, it was unclear to some viewers that the fantasy sequences were set in the writer's mind; many journalists reported that the character Mark was a stand-up comic,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Keal&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; not a sitcom writer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;All of the episodes open with Bathurst portraying Mark Taylor, a sitcom writer, apparently performing [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/ins&gt;stand-up comedy|stand-up]] in a small [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:comedy club|&lt;/ins&gt;comedy club]]. These performances are fantasy sequences, playing out in the character's mind and portraying his internal creative processes as comedic monologues; these monologues mainly employ material from the character's failing marriage and are intended to show that &amp;quot;he thinks in [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:&lt;/ins&gt;Punch line|punchlines]], in comedy&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gritten&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |first=David |last=Gritten |title=Reviews |work=The Daily Telegraph|date=1993-01-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Episodes regularly cut back to these fantasy performances, which usually open with the signature line: &amp;quot;My wife left me&amp;amp;nbsp;...&amp;quot;. Moffat felt that audiences needed to know from the start that the relationship would not survive.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; However, it was unclear to some viewers that the fantasy sequences were set in the writer's mind; many journalists reported that the character Mark was a stand-up comic,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Keal&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; not a sitcom writer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the fantasy sequences for the pilot, Bathurst was filmed against a completely black backdrop, which Moffat describes as &amp;quot;hell to look at&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; For the series, the sequences were filmed in a real club. Moffat describes this as the &amp;quot;wrong direction&amp;quot; as it became unclear that the fantasy sequences were &amp;quot;not real&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Moffat observes that, like ''[[Seinfeld]]'', an American sitcom that used a similar device, ''Joking Apart'' used less of the stand-up as the series progressed. In retrospect, Moffat regrets including the stand-up sequences.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Bathurst, however, has considered refilming them as a [[video diary]]. Now with older features, he can portray a Mark Taylor reflecting on his earlier life.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;conbath2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=In Conversation: Robert Bathurst, Part 2 |work=Joking Apart.co.uk |url=http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/in_conversation/robert_bathurst_p2.htm |access-date=2007-03-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Both are very critical of the sequences in the DVD audio commentaries. The sequences have also drawn the sharpest criticisms from reviewers.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sci-fi1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The second series followed a more linear structure, although it retained the stand-up sequences.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;s2comm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;''Joking Apart'' Series 2, DVD audio commentary&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the fantasy sequences for the pilot, Bathurst was filmed against a completely black backdrop, which Moffat describes as &amp;quot;hell to look at&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; For the series, the sequences were filmed in a real club. Moffat describes this as the &amp;quot;wrong direction&amp;quot; as it became unclear that the fantasy sequences were &amp;quot;not real&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Moffat observes that, like ''[[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:Seinfeld|&lt;/ins&gt;Seinfeld]]'', an American sitcom that used a similar device, ''Joking Apart'' used less of the stand-up as the series progressed. In retrospect, Moffat regrets including the stand-up sequences.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;fool&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Bathurst, however, has considered refilming them as a [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:video diary|&lt;/ins&gt;video diary]]. Now with older features, he can portray a Mark Taylor reflecting on his earlier life.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;conbath2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=In Conversation: Robert Bathurst, Part 2 |work=Joking Apart.co.uk |url=http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/in_conversation/robert_bathurst_p2.htm |access-date=2007-03-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Both are very critical of the sequences in the DVD audio commentaries. The sequences have also drawn the sharpest criticisms from reviewers.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;sci-fi1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The second series followed a more linear structure, although it retained the stand-up sequences.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;s2comm&amp;quot;&amp;gt;''Joking Apart'' Series 2, DVD audio commentary&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Music and titles===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Music and titles===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Kurt</name></author>
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		<title>Kurt: /* External links */</title>
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		<updated>2022-12-28T17:51:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;auto&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;External links&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== External links ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== External links ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{wikinews|Fan resurrects sitcom}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/ Joking Apart] Unofficial Site, with episode guides and extended interviews with Moffat and Bathurst&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[http://www.jokingapart.co.uk/ Joking Apart] Unofficial Site, with episode guides and extended interviews with Moffat and Bathurst&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|joking_apart}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|joking_apart}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{IMDb title|0106041}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*{{IMDb title|0106041}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Featured article}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:1990s British sitcoms]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:1990s British sitcoms]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Kurt</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Joking_Apart&amp;diff=22018&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Kurt at 00:37, 3 October 2022</title>
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		<updated>2022-10-03T00:37:34Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 19:37, 2 October 2022&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{About|the BBC sitcom|the Alan Ayckbourn play|Joking Apart (play)}}&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|BBC TV series, 1993–1995}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|BBC TV series, 1993–1995}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| image = Joking Apart - opening title.jpg&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| image = Joking Apart - opening title.jpg&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| alt=A still from the end of the opening title sequence showing the title of the show superimposed in blue on a stack of legal documents.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| alt=A still from the end of the opening title sequence showing the title of the show superimposed in blue on a stack of legal documents.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| caption = The opening title is superimposed over a stack of [[legal documents]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| caption = The opening title is superimposed over a stack of [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;w:legal documents|&lt;/ins&gt;legal documents]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| picture_format = [[4:3]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| picture_format = [[4:3]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| runtime = 30 minutes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| runtime = 30 minutes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Kurt</name></author>
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