BBC COMEDY FAQ

Show Facts

We have tried to address frequently requested trivia facts about specific shows here. Please note that we do not have the resources to do this for every BBC comedy show - more general questions, such as those regarding DVD releases or contacting artists, are answered elsewhere in this FAQ.

We cannot answer questions about where to purchase props, costumes or furniture featured in shows.

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Ab Fab

1. Who wrote the Theme Music to Ab Fab?

   The theme music, This Wheel's On Fire, was written by Bob Dylan and is sung by Julie Tippett and Adrian Edmondson.

Alan Partridge

1. Can I get an Alan Partridge tie and blazer badge combination pack?

   Sadly Alan's Tie and Blazer Badge combinations packs are not commercially available.

2. What about Alan's book Bouncing Back?

   Alan's book is not available.

3. What was that music I heard in I'm Alan Partridge?

   Alan playing air bass and dancing round his static home: Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons.

   As Alan's book is pulped: The King Singers version of The Windmills of Your Mind.

Britain's Best Sitcom

1. Where did the Top 100 come from? Who decided the Top 10?

   The Top 100 and the final 10 were decided by a public vote conducted during summer 2003. The Radio Times printed a form you could send in and the vote was publicised on TV. You were also able to vote for your favourites on the Best British Sitcom website.

Coupling

1. Will there be another series of Coupling?

   No further series have been announced.

Extras

1. What is the song that plays over the credits?

   Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens.

Happiness

1. What was that music I heard in an episode of Happiness?

   Because so many people have enquired about the music used in the series, we've provided a complete track listing in the Happiness Episode Guides. The song the Happiness blokes are rather fond of playing air guitar to, is The Joker by the Steve Miller Band.

Only Fools and Horses

1. What is the Only Fools 'lost episode'?

   The 'lost episode' was found after an appeal by the Only Fools fan club. It was an independently made 30 minute special produced by an oil company as an educational tool for children. It will not be transmitted by the BBC as it is not a stand alone episode. It may have generated interest from the fan club but it is certainly not a long lost episode as it is interspersed with footage from the oil company!

2. Where can I find the episode Christmas Trees?

   This ten minute 1982 special was filmed as part of the longer comedy programme 'The Funny Side Of Christmas'. It is not available to buy commercially.

3. Where can I find Hooky Street, the Only Fools and Horses theme music?

   You can get this song on a compilation of music featured in the show called Only Fools and Horses [SOUNDTRACK], Catalogue Number: WMSF60682.

Red Dwarf

1. Will there be a Red Dwarf movie?

   We hope so. You may find the official Grant Naylor Red Dwarf Site has more news on this subject.

The Office

1. What was the song playing at the end of the final episode when Tim and Dawn kiss?

   Only You, by Yazoo.

2. Will there be a third series of The Office?

   No, the Christmas 2003 specials were the final episodes. However, the spirit of The Office lives on in The Office: An American Workplace, which can sometimes be seen on BBC THREE and is available on DVD.

3. What's the theme music to The Office?

   The signature tune is 'Handbags and Gladrags' composed by Mike D'Abo of Manfred Mann and famously recorded by Rod Stewart. Stereophonics released a cover version of the song in December 2001. The Office version was arranged and performed by Big George. Unfortunately this version is not available to buy.

4. Where can I get Gareth's Cookie Cop / Dirty Bertie / any other obscure novelty products featured in The Office?

   We don't know, sorry. These things must have come from somewhere... though if you desperately want one it could be that you missed the entire point of the show.

5. How do I access the Office DVD 'easter eggs'?

   Read our guide to the Series One DVD easter eggs (hidden extras) here.

   The Series Two DVD does not contain any easter eggs.

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

1. Will there be a seventh series?

   No more series have been announced, but that doesn't mean it has finished forever.

Wild West

1. Where was Wild West filmed?

   Wild West was shot in the lovely Portloe, Cornwall.

2. What was the opera music used in Episode Two of Wild West during the bungee jump?

   The music is 'Au Fond Du Temple Saint' by Georges Bizet from the opera The Pearl Fishers.