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17-472: Linda Green is a British comedy-drama television series that aired on BBC One from 30 October 2001 to 17 December 2002. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company . The series was created by Paul Abbott , and other writers to pen episodes included Sorted writer Danny Brocklehurst , Catherine Johnson and Russell T Davies . The producer was Phil Collinson . The series focused on

34-417: A character who is to be taken seriously. Other characters may use comic relief as a means to irritate others or keep themselves confident. Sometimes comic relief characters will appear in fiction that is comic . This generally occurs when the work enters a dramatic moment, but the character continues to be comical regardless. External and internal comic reliefs can be separated based on the engagement within

51-417: A chiropodist, and Darren Alexander ( Daniel Ryan ), a kitchen-fitter. The latter two characters are a cohabiting couple with children, Jamie (Lee Shepherd) and Leanne ( Jodie Hamblet ), and, in series 2, a new baby, Eric. Despite the demands of parenthood, Michelle and Darren enjoy frequent nights out, usually at the club, with Linda and Jimmy. Linda's mother, Iris, who works as a clerk in the magistrates' court,

68-465: A guest appearance by Tarbuck's father Jimmy Tarbuck , who played her ex-Army paternal uncle, Vic Green. Up and coming stand-ups Sarah Darlington and Jolanta Migdalska also feature. In addition, Andy Devine appeared in one episode as Linda and Jimmy's abrasive and lecherous boss Syd Jenkins, a.k.a. 'Syd With the Wife'. Although quite popular in its first season, the series proved less so in its second, and it

85-431: A releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a drama. Comic relief often takes the form of, but is not limited to, a bumbling, wisecracking sidekick of the hero or villain in a work of fiction. A sidekick used for comic relief will usually comment on the absurdity of the hero's situation and make comments that would be inappropriate for

102-684: A series of several tragic performances with a humorous satyr play . Even the Elizabethan critic Philip Sidney following Horace ’s Ars Poetica pleaded for the exclusion of comic elements from a tragic drama. But in the Renaissance England Christopher Marlowe among the University Wits introduced comic relief through the presentation of crude scenes in Doctor Faustus following the native tradition of Interlude which

119-684: Is a movie or program that balances the elements of a drama and a comedy. Also known as a comedy drama, this hybrid genre often deals with real life situations, grounded characters, and believable situations. The ratio between the drama and comedy can vary, but most of the time there is an equal measure of both, with neither side dominating. Abreu also adds that dramedies often deal with relatable and serious topics such as divorce, illness, hardship, and heartache. Examples of comedy dramas in American film include: Examples of American television comedy dramas include: Comic relief Comic relief usually means

136-445: Is also her father's favourite, although he is always careful never to treat the other two less favourably. Both Frank and Iris are always ready to provide a shoulder to cry on when Linda is unhappy, usually as a result of a failed relationship. One of Linda's former boyfriends, the much younger Ricky Pinder (John Donnelly), becomes a semi-regular in the show when he becomes Katie's boyfriend. The other club singer, Coral (Jacinta Sloan) and

153-446: Is played by Rachel Davies , and her father, Frank, a deputy headteacher, by Dave Hill . Linda also has two siblings, both considerably younger than her: the very bright Katie ( Jessica Harris ), in whom Linda frequently confides, and the easy-going Philip, a.k.a. Fizz ( Bruno Langley ), who is hoping to join the Army, rather against his father's wishes. As well as being the eldest child, Linda

170-693: The Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards segregate several award categories into these two classifications. The 20th century saw a rise in film and television works that could be described as comedy-dramas. The term is a translation from the French "comédie dramatique". The portmanteau "dramedy" came to be in the 1980s. In January 2022, Rafael Abreu, writing for the StudioBinder filmmaking blog, defined this genre as follows: A dramedy

187-707: The club comic (Danny De Bouy) also appear on a semi-regular basis. Linda was played by Liza Tarbuck , who by then was best known as a television presenter , although she had originally trained as an actress and had had a starring role in ITV sitcom Watching for seven years from 1987. Individual episodes attracted well-known guest stars, such as Christopher Eccleston , David Morrissey , Simon Pegg , Pam Ferris , Anne Reid , Amelia Bullmore , George Costigan , Jamie Theakston , Martin Freeman , Peter Kay , Nicholas Gleaves , Maxine Peake , Meera Syal and Mark Benton . It also featured

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204-688: The gulling of Roderigo in Othello , and the mockery of the fool in King Lear provide immense comic relief. Take the Porter scene in Macbeth : "Here's a knocking indeed! If a man were porter of hell-gate, he should have old turning the key…Who's there, i' the name of Beelzebub? Here's a farmer, that hanged himself on the expectation of plenty: come in time; have napkins enow about you; here you'll sweat for't…Faith, here's an English tailor come hither, for stealing out of

221-428: The life of the eponymous title character, a 30-something woman who works as a car saleswoman by day and sings in a club at night. It follows her various trials and tribulations in love and her relationships with her friends, in particular Jimmy McKenzie ( Sean Gallagher ), a mechanic at the car showroom where Linda works, and with whom she enjoys sexual relations when she feels like it, Michelle Fenton ( Claire Rushbrook ),

238-411: The story and the effect on the audience. An internal comic relief is a character or moment where the story is written in the story itself. Others are involved and can laugh along with the humor. While external comic relief moments occur whenever the audience is supposed to laugh but the characters do not. Greek tragedy did not allow any comic relief within the drama, but had a tradition of concluding

255-609: The story than the comic relief common in drama series but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcoms . In the very influential Greek theatre , plays were considered comedies or tragedies. This concept even influenced Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period . Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting influence, even in modern narrative works. Even today, works are often classified into two broad buckets, dramas and comedies. For instance, many awards that recognize achievements in film and television today, such as

272-501: Was not renewed again after the second run had come to an end. The second series has never been released on DVD . Comedy-drama Comedy drama , also known by the portmanteau dramedy , is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama . In films, serious dramatic themes (such as death, illness, etc.) are dealt with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. In television, modern scripted comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into

289-583: Was usually introduced between two tragic plays. In fact, in the classical tradition the mingling of the tragic and the comic was not allowed. Comic relief moments serve the purpose of allowing the audience to "break from the dark and heavy content" and advance the plot. William Shakespeare deviated from the classical tradition and used comic relief in Hamlet , Macbeth , Othello , The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet . The grave-digger scene in Hamlet ,

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