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Spaced [1999 - 2000] Country of Origin: UK Date(s) of Broadcast: 24 September 1999 - 13 April 2001 Number of Seasons: 2 Total Number of Episodes: 14 Average Episode Running Times: 27 mins
Format: colour / black and white
Digital Video
Ratio: 1.78:1 Sound: stereo CREDITS PRODUCTION Production Companies: London Weekend Television / Paramount Comedy Channel Executive Producer: Humphrey Barclay Producers: Gareth Edwards, Nira Park SCRIPT Scripts: Simon Pegg, Jessica Stevenson DIRECTION Director: Edgar Wright 1st Assistant Director: James Imber PHOTOGRAPHY Director of Photography: Andy Hollis EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION Editor: Chris Dickens MUSIC Music: Guy Pratt MAKE UP AND COSTUMES Costume Designer: Annie Hardinge DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION Production Designer: Jo Sutherland LOCATIONS Locations: London, England, UK CASTING Casting: Janie Frazer CAST Jessica Stevenson [Daisy Steiner] Simon Pegg [Tim Bisley] Julia Deakin [Marsha Klein] Mark Heap [Brian Topp] Katy Carmichael [Twist Morgan] Nick Frost [Mike Watt] SUMMARY
A pair of hopeless 20-somethings share a flat, pretending
initially to be a couple to fool their new landlady. Gathering around
them a bizarre collection of eccentric friends, they try to make something
of their lives while obsessing about Star Wars, comics, computer
games and science fiction.
CAPSULE REVIEW
A brilliant and inspired sitcom that plugs effortlessly into geek culture
and celebrates it like nothing else on British television. Genre fans
are well served with more references, homages and in-jokes than you
can take in on a single viewing. Surreal, clever, brilliantly acted
and full of jokes about Star
Wars and zombie movies - what more could you ask for?
EPISODESSEASON ONE [1999] Beginnings [24 September 1999] Gatherings [1 October 1999] Art [8 October 1999] Battles [15 October 1999] Chaos [22 October 1999] Epiphanies [29 October 1999] Ends [5 November 1999] SEASON TWO [2001] Back [23 February 2001] Change [2 March 2001] Mettle [9 March 2001] Help [23 March 2001] Gone [30 March 2001] Dissolution [6 April 2001] Leaves [13 April 2001] AVAILABILITY Australia Television Distributor: ABC Canada Television Distributor: Bravo Finland Television Distributor: YLE France Television Distributor: Comedie network Germany Television Distributor: Prime Productions Iceland Television Distributor: Icelandic Broadcasting Corp Ireland Television Distributor: RTE Israel Television Distributor: DBS; Yes+ Netherlands Television Distributor: V8TV New Zealand Television Distributor: Prime Television Norway Television Distributor: NRK UK Television Distributor: Channel Four USA Television Distributor: Bravo TIMELINE
2000
March
21: UK - filming of Season Two begins
August 29: UK - filming of Season Two ends ALTERNATIVE TITLES Les allumés - French title
AWARDS
1999
British Comedy Awards
Best Female Comedy Newcomer [Jessica Stevenson - also for The Royle
Family] - winner
Best Male Comedy Newcomer [Simon Pegg] - nominated
Best TV Comedy - nominated
2000
British Academy Awards
BAFTA TV Award: Situation Comedy Award [Gareth Edwards, Nira Park, Edgar
Wright] - nominated
2001
British Comedy Awards
Best TV Comedy Actress [Jessica Stevenson] - winner
International Emmy Awards
Popular Arts [for Season Two] - nominated LINKS
SEE ALSO
2001: A Space Odyssey [1968]
Akira [1988]
American Werewolf in London [1981]
Animal Magic [1962]
Blue Velvet [1986]
The Blues Brothers [1980]
A Clockwork Orange [1971]
Close Encounters of the Third Kind [1977]
Cujo [1983]
Don't Look Now [1973]
Doom [NO DATE]
Evil Dead [1982]
Evil Dead 2 [1987]
The Exorcist [1973]
Fatal Attraction [1987]
Field of Dreams [1989]
Heads and Tails [NO DATE]
Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy [1981]
The Lost World: Jurassic Park [1996]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider [2001]
Poltergeist [1982]
Psycho [1960]
Raiders of the Lost Ark [1981]
Resident Evil 2 [1998]
Roobarb and Custard [1974]
Scooby Doo, Where Are You? [1969 - 1972]
Shaun of the Dead [2004]
The Shining [1980]
Star Wars [1977]
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace [1999]
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi [1983]
Taxi Driver [1976]
The Terminator [1984]
Tripods [1984 - 1985]
Tron [1982]
Village of the Damned [1960]
Village of the Damned [1995]
X-Files [1993 - 2002]
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Broadcast 1 October 1999 p.17 [UK]
letter
Broadcast 19 November 1999 p.2 [UK]
illustrated note, credits
Broadcast 16 June 2000 pp.18 - 19 [UK]
illustrated article
KEYWORDS
sitcom, hallucinations, computer games, flatshares, writers,
skateboarding
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