And the supporting characters are some of the most memorable in sitcoms, with Olivia Colman and Paterson Joseph becoming bigger stars than than the series’ leads.Īs the main players have gone on to bigger and more lucrative things, the output has become more sporadic, which has built expectations with each passing season.
Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain crafted scripts that straddle both the mundane and the unbelievable.
To celebrate Britain’s best current sitcom coming to an end, here’s my Top 10 episodes.įrom the first episode, I was hooked on Peep Show. The original premise of being able to hear the internal thoughts of the two main characters – and the POV camerawork – was entertaining enough, but the show would not have been able to sustain on just this gimmick.ĭavid Mitchell and Robert Webb have great chemistry (check out their sketch show if you haven’t already) and they make Mark and Jez into two of the best/worst characters on television.
