Spaced
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1999 - 2001
- 14 episodes (2 series)
Cult Channel 4 sitcom. Tim and Daisy decide to pose as a professional couple in order to find a decent flat to rent. Stars Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Julia Deakin, Nick Frost, Mark Heap and more.
Streaming rank this week: 269
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Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 20th June 2024British 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the rise of streaming services) the idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is gradually becoming more of an outdated concept.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 2023The 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 202313 best British comedy shows on Netflix right now
The beauty of British comedy is how fleeting it is. The US version of The Office dragged on into nine interminable seasons. The British original? Fourteen episodes and done.
Esquire, 22nd August 2020Spaced turns 21: it couldn't be more relevant today
Despite airing at the start of the millennium, Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes' wacky comedy Spaced is more relevant to lockdown life than you'd think, says Lauren Morris.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 31st July 2020Another chance to catch the first season of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Jessica Hynes's 1999 sitcom running back-to-back until 2am. In the opening episode, Pegg and Hynes meet in a greasy spoon and decide to go flat-hunting together, posing as a couple until they come across a promising property in Tufnell Park.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 8th May 2020Top 20 British sitcoms of 21st century: Spaced
Spaced is likeable, endless quotable, highly watchable and very, very funny.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 1st April 2020The stars of Spaced reunited
"Our show doesn't feel dated like Friends."
Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 11th January 2020Why they don't make comedies like Spaced anymore
One answer lies in the question asked, year after year, by fans of the show desperate for another fix: what happened to that third series? Hynes, Pegg and Wright let us down as gently as they could, but the truth is that times - and people - change.
Gem Wheeler, Digital Spy, 10th October 2019Spaced at 20: homages, legacy and best moments
We revisit the geekiest 14 half-hours ever to be screened on British TV...
Alex Westthorp, Den Of Geek, 3rd October 2019