"Peep Show" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

9.5/10   

Creators:

Jesse Armstrong
Sam Bain
Andrew O'Connor

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

19 September 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Welcome to the private world of Jeremy and Mark - two very ordinary weirdos.

Plot:

Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage Proposal | Point Of View | Inner Voice | British Comedy | Cynicism

Awards:

4 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

David Mitchell	...	Mark Corrigan (36 episodes, 2003-2009)
Robert Webb	...	Jeremy Osborne (36 episodes, 2003-2009)
Olivia Colman	...	Sophie Chapman (29 episodes, 2003-2009)
Matt King	...	Super Hans (21 episodes, 2003-2009)
Neil Fitzmaurice	...	Jeff Heaney (17 episodes, 2003-2009)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials) (30 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Canterbury House, Sydenham Road, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Objective Productions

Trivia:

The theme song from Peep Show is "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger. This song only appears from the second series and following series.

Quotes:

Valerie: Just like, be honest about it. I mean let's line up, two naked rows, best-looking people can pick the best-looking, the dregs get the dregs and we can all go home and get it over with.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#11.5)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Flagpole Sitta

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This is quite possibly the most amusing show I have ever seen. I would echo the comments on here about it being under appreciated. It truly is up there with The Office, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and all of these. Indeed in my view it is better.

If you haven't seen this watch it. Now. It has become somewhat of a cult between my friends and I, verging on obsession.

So, how does it work? It's hard to say. At first the POV thing comes somewhat as a gimmick but actually you really don't notice it. This programme would be brilliant without it. However the way thoughts can be heard, the person POV followed etc really adds to the programme.

The characters are brilliant and all entirely believable whilst being completely ordinary. They are not special in any way. Their situations are on the whole ordinary too... This is just pure comedy based on situations, characters, dialogue and plots. Every aspect is perfect.

There's a bit of Mark and Jeremy in all of us, that's why it works.