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Peep Show. Image shows from L to R: Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell), Jeremy Usbourne (Robert Webb). Copyright: Objective Productions
Peep Show

Peep Show

  • TV sitcom
  • Channel 4
  • 2003 - 2015
  • 54 episodes (9 series)

Sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb as a pair of socially dysfunctional flatmates with little else in common. Also features Olivia Colman, Matt King, Paterson Joseph, Neil Fitzmaurice, Elizabeth Marmur and more.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 362

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'Peep Show is about consistently stubbing your toe against life': The sitcom at 20 by its creators and stars

David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Sam Bain and more talk to Ellie Harrison about the cult hit's 'circus of anxiety' and 'massive rudeness', plus all of those Succession comparisons, and the most excruciating filming moments.

Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 19th September 2023

The stars of Peep Show look back, 20 years later

It launched the careers of Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, Mitchell and Webb, plus Olivia Colman - but it nearly got cancelled. Two decades since its first episode, its stars reflect on the show that made them

Sean Cole, The Guardian, 18th September 2023

20 years later, Peep Show and Little Britain have aged very differently

Two comedy shows launched on the same evening back in 2003, but only one has emerged as a classic of the genre.

Tom Nicholson, Esquire, 14th September 2023

Netflix saves Peep Show from axe

Netflix has decided to save a beloved comedy show from being cancelled after it came under fire recently from fans.

It comes just days after viewers were "cancelling subscriptions" as the fan-favourite TV series was axed from the streaming site.

Sukaina Benzakour, The Sun, 5th September 2023

British comedy's US disasters

As media continues to become more globally inclusive (largely thanks to the rise of streaming services) the idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is gradually becoming more of an outdated concept. But in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many beloved British sitcoms with terrible consequences.

Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 2nd September 2023

Paterson Joseph: 'Peep Show was brilliant. I laughed all day with adorable people'

The actor and author is comfortable spending £50 on a shirt - but still thinks that £50 is a lot of money for a shirt.

York Membery, The Sunday Times, 2nd July 2023

Hidden gem British TV comedies on Netflix

Fill your Netflix watchlist full of these critically acclaimed British comedies.

Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 24th June 2023

All the cross-references between Peep Show and Succession

In details spotted by the Podcast Secrets of the Pharaohs Twitter page, we take a look at the many crossovers between the two shows.

Ciara Farmer, Daily Mail, 18th May 2023

The reality of remaking UK sitcoms

The CBS version of the BBC comedy Ghosts is one of the biggest shows on American TV. But US remakes more often than not go south. Armando Iannucci and other creators share their horror stories.

Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian, 13th May 2023

Succession owes its genius to Peep Show

Succession might seem worlds apart from creator Jesse Armstrong's Noughties masterpiece, but its wit, darkness and skewering of corporate culture stands on Peep Show's shoulders.

Emily Bootle, i Newspaper, 18th April 2023

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