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

6th series filmed this summer, with a 7th series in 2010. Potential female spin-off in the works too

Peep Show

6th series filmed this summer, with a 7th series in 2010. Potential female spin-off in the works too.

A sitcom about two socially dysfunctional twenty-somethings who share a flat in South London

Genre:
Sitcom
Broadcast:
2003 - 2008  (Channel 4)
Episodes:
30 (5 series)
Starring:
Robert Webb, David Mitchell, Olivia Colman, Matt King, Paterson Joseph, Neil Fitzmaurice, Elizabeth Marmur, Rachel Blanchard, Sophie Winkleman
Writers:
Andrew O'Connor, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, David Mitchell, Robert Webb
Production:
Objective Productions

A sitcom about Mark and Jeremy (Jez), two socially dysfunctional men. Despite having nothing in common they share a South London flat.

Wannabe 'musician' Jeremy is a lazy man with big ideas, mostly about himself. Meanwhile Mark is an astonishingly tragic obsessive loser with a no-pain, no-gain view of the world.

Our Review: Peep Show is without a doubt, most definitely one of the very best sitcoms of the decade. It's just brilliant in every way. However, despite the fact it has a large cult following, Peep Show is unlikely to ever cross into the mainstream and thus will only be enjoyed by those who seek it out.

There's a lot of things which make this such a great comedy. Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain's sharp, dark, scripts and intelligent dialogue are definitely a major contributing factor. The unique filming style and being able to hear the characters' internal monologues is another; as is the performances from Mitchell and Webb who fit perfectly into the shoes of Mark and Jeremy, in fact it's such a good fit it almost feels as if they are actually like those characters in real life too.

Although the camera work certainly makes for interesting viewing it is a bit of a gimmick. Much more satisfying is the cringe-making embarrassment and excruciating faux pas inserted into the show via the dark and twisted inner-monologues of the characters.

Much of the show's humour is best described as 'close to the bone' so it isn't for the masses - maybe this is why, despite all the praise and press, the show has only managed 'average' audience figures to date (around 1.5m).

We love it though, bring on series six (summer 2009) and the already commissioned seventh series (due in 2010).