List of Spaced episodes
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This is a list of episodes of the Channel 4 situation comedy Spaced, starring Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Nick Frost, which was broadcast across two series between September 1999 and April 2001.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | |||
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| Series premiere | Series finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | |||
| 1 | 7 | 24 September 1999 | 5 November 1999 | 22 July 2008[1] | 19 February 2001 | |
| 2 | 7 | 23 February 2001 | 13 April 2001 | 12 April 2004 | ||
Episode list
Series 1 (1999)
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Beginnings" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 24 September 1999 | |
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Daisy Steiner and Tim Bisley meet in a small cafe and bond over their shared frustration in searching for accommodation (he has been kicked out by girlfriend Sarah, she is a squatter desperate to escape her down-and-out acquaintances), and gradually form a friendship. They see a classified advert for a flat for a 'professional couple' only, and pretend to be a couple to secure the tenancy. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Gatherings" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 1 October 1999 | |
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Daisy and Tim host a housewarming party. The guests include Mike Watt, Twist Morgan, landlady Marsha, and neighbour Brian Topp. Brian discovers Daisy and Tim are not really dating after they slip up by mentioning they have separate rooms. Meanwhile, Marsha's daughter Amber is throwing her own party upstairs. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Art" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 8 October 1999 | |
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After taking amphetamines, Tim has spent all night playing Resident Evil 2. Daisy has a job interview at a classy women's magazine ("Flaps") and Brian has an invitation to a new art show by Vulva (David Walliams), his non-gender-specific former artistic partner. Tim attacks Vulva at the after show party while hallucinating zombies. The episode concludes with Daisy's idea for performance art, a parody of Bruce Nauman's work "Clown Torture", which leads Tim to remark that it is obviously harder than it looks. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Battles" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 15 October 1999 | |
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After getting dumped by her boyfriend Richard, Daisy decides to cheer herself up by getting a dog, Colin (named after a pet box she had as a child). Tim and Mike go paintballing, and encounter Tim's arch-nemesis, Duane Benzie (Peter Serafinowicz), the man who stole Tim's girlfriend. Tim shoots Duane after a tense standoff. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Chaos" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 22 October 1999 | |
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Tim dislikes Daisy's new dog Colin. Forced to take Colin out on a walk in an effort to bond with him, Tim loses the dog. An anonymous tip-off reveals that Colin is in the hands of a ruthless, sinister cosmetics testing vivisectionist, and Tim, Daisy, Twist, Mike and Brian carry out a rescue mission. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Epiphanies" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 29 October 1999 | |
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Tim's bicycle courier friend Tyres (Michael Smiley) pops round for a cup of tea and decides to take the gang clubbing. Mike is thrown out of the Rough Ramblers. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Ends" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 5 November 1999 | |
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Tim is ecstatic when his ex-girlfriend Sarah decides she wants him back; Daisy is less so, causing tension in the flat. Mike has an interview at the Territorial Army to determine whether he should be allowed back in having previously been thrown out for stealing a tank. Following a heated argument, Daisy finally manages to write some magazine articles, and Tim decides not to get back together with Sarah. Brian asks Twist out on a date which. | ||||||
Series 2 (2001)
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 8 | 1 | "Back" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 23 February 2001 | |
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After receiving an injection of money following the sale of her articles, Daisy returns from her holiday in Asia, but finds it hard to settle back down. Deeply distressed by The Phantom Menace, Tim has burned all of his Star Wars merchandise. Mike has been sleeping in Daisy's room, transforming its decor into a tribute to Apocalypse Now. Two Matrix-like Agents (Kevin Eldon and Mark Gatiss) are hunting Daisy, after an encounter at the airport with a mysterious stranger (John Simm). | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | "Change" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 2 March 2001 | |
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Following a dispute with a young customer over Jar Jar Binks merchandise and Tim's inability to cope with the Star Wars prequels, Bilbo fires Tim. Daisy is trying to get money out of the Job Centre people, despite not having signed on to the dole for three months due to her holiday. Brian is horrified to discover that his relationship with Twist is affecting his artistic output. After Amber runs out, Mike moves in with Marsha. | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | "Mettle" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 9 March 2001 | |
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Tim and Mike are competing in Robot Wars. Their chances in the quarter final are sabotaged by a rival (Reece Shearsmith). Meanwhile, after being fired from several jobs, Daisy starts working in a kitchen, where her new boss (Joanna Scanlan) begins to make life difficult for her. Brian comes under stress as he is given little notice of an upcoming exhibition of his work. | ||||||
| 11 | 4 | "Help" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 23 March 2001 | |
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After receiving a call from the mysterious Damien Knox (Clive Russell) of Darkstar Comics (and his seductive assistant Sophie (Lucy Akhurst)), Tim employs Tyres to deliver his portfolio of artwork. Tim removes an unflattering caricature of Knox, but Daisy replaces it in an attempt to be helpful. Tim must then retrieve the job-threatening picture before Knox sees it, aided by Mike and Tyres. | ||||||
| 12 | 5 | "Gone" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 30 March 2001 | |
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During a night out in Camden, Tim and Daisy run afoul of some young hooligans (Lee Ingleby and Adam Deacon) who accuse them of substituting oregano for marijuana. Meanwhile, Tim's nemesis Duane Benzie steals Tim's house keys in an act of revenge for the paintball incident. Tim and Daisy defeat the hooligans in a mock gunfight. | ||||||
| 13 | 6 | "Dissolution" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 6 April 2001 | |
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At Daisy's birthday party, cracks begin to form between members of the group. Mike is jealous of Sophie taking all of Tim's time, Brian is tired of Twist using him like a fashion accessory, and Marsha, still believing that Tim and Daisy are a couple, thinks Tim is cheating on Daisy. | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | "Leaves" | Edgar Wright | Jessica Stevenson & Simon Pegg | 13 April 2001 | |
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Marsha plans to sell the house. Sophie moves to the United States at short notice, and Daisy is offered a job at the Colwyn Bay Gazette. Tim, Brian and Mike make up with Marsha. Tim says goodbye to Sophie before rushing to the station to persuade Daisy to return to the flat. | ||||||
References
- ^ "Spaced: The Complete Series (2008)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 28 August 2010.