BBC Comedy Short Films

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Season 2026, Episode 5

Animated comedy set in 1990s east London. Joyce's birthday present has been stolen, so her husband enlists the help of his fearsome mother-in-law to track it down

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Cast & Crew

Roisin Conaty (Actor) .. Joyce Potts

Tom Davis (Actor) .. Big Jim Potts

Joe Wilkinson (Actor) .. Little Jim Potts

Alan Ford (Actor) .. Edna

Laura Smyth (Actor) .. Chelsea Potts

Jason Forbes (Actor) .. John the Butcher/Terry

Luke Kempner (Actor) .. Micky the Magpie/Geezer No 1/Bus Stop Man

Ambreen Razia (Actor) .. Woman at Bus Stop/Woman in Shopping Centre

Zac Ella (Director)

Rob Flowers (Director)

Dan Lewis (Executive producer)

Gregor Sharp (Executive producer)

Stu Mather (Executive producer)

Roya Eslami (Executive producer)

Hannah McLaughlin (Producer)

Lou Kneath (Producer)

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Did You Know..

Roisin Conaty (Actor) .. Joyce Potts

Born: March 26, 1979 in London

Best Known For: Being a comedian and starring in Man Down.

Early-life: Roisin was born in London on March 26, 1979. In 2010, she won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival. In the same year, she appeared on Russell Howard's Good News on BBC Three and performed alongside other female comedians for charity on Victoria Wood's Angina Monologues on Sky One.

Career: Conaty stars in the BBC's hidden camera series Impractical Jokers and she has appeared as a guest on a number of panel shows, including Have I Got News for You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. In 2013, she began playing Jo in Channel 4 sitcom Man Down.

Quote: 'I'm a terrible dresser. I wouldn't know what's in or what season I'm in. It's a real effort for me not to look mad.'

Trivia: Conaty also performs as one half of female double act The Cakes with Caroline Ginty.