Spatz
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Spatz is a children's comedy series that ran on Children's ITV during the 1990s, produced by Thames Television and created by Andrew Bethell. The show originally ran from 21 February 1990 to 10 April 1992. The show centred on a fast food restaurant situated in a fictional shopping mall in Cricklewood, London. It was operated by two Canadians, Karen Hansson (Jennifer Calvert), Spatz International's self-centered European Co-ordinator, and Thomas "TJ" Strickland (Paul Michael), the restaurant's kind-hearted manager. Vas Blackwood, Stephanie Charles, Jonathan Copestake, Sue Devaney, Joe Greco, Katy Murphy, Ling Tai and Samantha Womack appeared as Spatz restaurant employees. Guest stars included David Harewood, Rhys Ifans, Gary Lineker, Danny John-Jules and Nicholas Parsons.[1]
History
Spatz was devised by Andrew Bethell as a drama for
Series 1 of Spatz was a co-production between Thames Television and Canada's YTV. From Series 2 onwards, Spatz was produced solely by Thames Television.[2]
Old Skool Weekend
On 6 January 2013, an episode of Spatz from 1992 ("Tango", the third episode of Series 3) was repeated on CITV as part of its 30th anniversary.
Transmissions
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 |
21 February 1990 |
16 May 1990 |
13
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2 |
3 January 1991 |
4 April 1991 |
13
|
3 |
28 February 1992 |
10 April 1992 |
7
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References
- ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Spatz". Archived from the original on 29 January 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Spatz Episode Guide". Glad You Remember. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
External links
- Spatz at IMDb
- Glad You Remember - Spatz