134-597: Peep Show is a British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb . The series follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties who live in a flat in Croydon , London . Mark Corrigan (Mitchell), who has steady employment for most of the series, and his lodger , Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne (Webb), an unemployed would-be musician, are the main characters of the show. It was shown on Channel 4 from 2003 to 2015. Characters appear in all series unless otherwise specified. Mark Corrigan (played by David Mitchell )
268-421: A degree in nursing. Jez was a nurse for a while, but quit because he was "disgusted at having to help people". He also receives financial support from his mother, despite maintaining an estranged relationship with her. For most of the series, he pursues a musical career with his friend Super Hans, in a band with no consistent name, despite having little musical talent or skill. In later series he claims to become
402-451: A new year party . He drives an E39 520i BMW, but later on during the show is seen being driven in an E65 7 series BMW. (series 1–7, guest series 9) Portrayed by Olivia Colman , Sophie Hortensia Chapman is a colleague and love interest for both Mark and Jeff. At the start of the series Sophie is shown as nice and work-oriented, but is portrayed almost exclusively through the eyes of Mark - arguably an unreliable narrator - preventing
536-429: A willingness to provoke outrage ) but given that his thoughts are not audible as voiceovers, it is difficult to know how much he truly adheres to anything he says. He ostensibly had a rough childhood, which included being locked up by his father to "monitor the home brew." He seems to be unfazed and unaffected by things that would shock, scare or repel others, but he does appear to have his limits as well, as exemplified by
670-449: A " life coach ", despite having no ability to do that either. As well as being lazy, Jez is financially reckless, never opens his bank statements, and has apparently spent a "nest-egg" given to him by his mother. He is unaware of how bank loans work, he expresses annoyance at the effort taken to travel to the job centre once a week to claim unemployment benefit , and despite Mark's protestations, bizarrely claims that inheriting £20,000 from
804-521: A New Year's Eve party that is too disturbing even for him in the series 7 final episode. Hans' contentious opinions often contradict Jeremy's ideas. His tough-love attitude towards Jeremy thinly masks a readiness to betray him whenever it suits him, e.g. edging him out of band projects, stealing his love interests, claiming sole ownership of shared song credits or having Jeremy take the blame for his own drug use and then leaving him temporarily homeless in order to save his marriage. His relationship with Mark
938-401: A book, which is published by an incompetent vanity publisher. Mark, Dobby, Jez and Hans go paintballing. Mark gets a job at the bathroom supplies company where Hans works, but is soon sacked. He also starts an evening course to gain an MBA . Jez falls in love with Dobby and declares his feelings, as does Mark. While Mark and Jez fight, Dobby leaves the scene and heads to New York , where she has
1072-405: A brief fling with Mark at the start of the series, but a combination of Mark and Jeremy’s poor decision-making - Mark’s refusal to see a GP over the hydrocele in his scrotum and Jeremy faking a drug overdose for attention - leads her to finish with Mark before the two have sex. After she begins a relationship with the more manly Jeff, Mark becomes extremely jealous, partially as a manifestation of
1206-590: A chronic fear of loneliness throughout the show, and continuously perseveres with doomed and irrationally motivated romantic relationships as a result. Mark's political sympathies are arguably the most developed of any character on the show, and yet they retain some ambiguity. He appears to be politically rational, if socially the exact opposite. Mark is mildly Eurosceptic , but overall his views appear to be left-of-centre . What could be misconstrued as socially conservative views on his part (such as his disdain for drug use and free love ) are more likely motivated by
1340-435: A couple, but their relationship is made difficult by Mark's unwillingness both to be intimate with her and to do pleasurable things she has taken an interest in, such as clubbing and drug-taking. This hesitance is worsened when Mark is "mugged" by some unarmed street thugs (to whom he non-forcibly gives his phone and wallet out of cowardice), which, much to Sophie's horror, leads him to carry an illegal knife. Things get worse for
1474-542: A cult favourite"; Jane Simon of The Daily Mirror claimed that Peep Show in years to come will "be seen as the pinnacle of comedy it obviously is." Peep Show won the titles "The Best Returning British TV Sitcom 2007" and "Comedy of the Year 2008" in The Comedy.co.uk Awards . The Guardian newspaper described it as "the best comedy of the decade". The Times praised the show's "scorching writing" and named it
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#17327763116951608-423: A cult. Mark is promoted to Senior Credit Manager by Johnson but does not fire Sophie as ordered, after she reveals that she is pregnant with what may be his child. In the closing moments of the series, Jez tells Mark that he recently had sex with Sophie and that her baby might be his. The series begins with JLB Credit closing down. Sophie tells Mark and Jez that Jeff is also a possible father of her baby. The mystery
1742-412: A disastrous Christmas lunch), leads to an at-times difficult relationship, and she is strongly implied to gradually lose interest in it. By the end of series 7, Mark invites Dobby to move into his flat, and he spends series 8 unsuccessfully encouraging her to do so, while Jez secretly falls in love with her. While Dobby wants to go interrailing across Europe with Mark, he decides the best way to keep her
1876-558: A flat (which he nostalgically refers to as the "love shack") for around a year and a half, prior to the start of the first series of the show. She is occasionally mentioned from series 1 but does not make an appearance until her introduction as a major supporting character in the third series. Suze is posh and is an actress, but between roles works as a waitress in a café. Jez is desperate to get back together with her, and although they reunite briefly, she later leaves him for Alan Johnson. Her nickname comes from her being tall. Her appearance in
2010-415: A fling with Zahra, who lives with her partner Ben. After Zahra and Ben separate, Jez resumes his relationship with her, but she leaves him after he attempts to have sex with Super Hans's girlfriend. In series 8, Jeremy discovers he is in love with Dobby and ruins Mark's plan to propose to her, thereby putting a six-month hiatus on their friendship. In series 9, he enters a same-sex relationship with Joe - who
2144-400: A fling with her. (Eliza L. Bennett, s3 & 6-8). Mark's sister, a solicitor who aids Mark in regard to custody rights over his son. She first appears having split up with her husband. Jez quickly seduces her, much to Mark's chagrin which worsens when he has sex with her the same night they meet. Jez finishes with her very soon after he finds out Suze is single, but she continues to show
2278-450: A great aunt will make him a " millionaire ". Neither the threat or the reality of becoming destitute encourages Jeremy to try and earn money and pay his own way. Jez is free-spirited, popular with women in the short-term, and enjoys recreational drugs as well as casual sex , although he has several emotionally attached relationships. His first major love interest during the series is Nancy, whom he marries in order to allow her to stay in
2412-430: A group of staff to formulate a merger between two departments is a failure, which leads to Mark humiliating himself at a JLB conference. Big Suze breaks up with Jez once again after Johnson offers to pay him in order to have sex with her and he agrees. Despite being disgusted by the offer, she subsequently starts a relationship with Johnson claiming that he is an "alpha male". In an attempt to get away from Sophie, Mark joins
2546-517: A guide for historic walks, then becoming a waiter in Gail's Mexican restaurant—all the while trying to get anywhere with Dobby. To resolve their woman troubles, Jeremy and Mark host a party, which ends in Jeremy trying to rekindle his love for Elena, Mark failing to win over Dobby, and Gail and Elena deciding to enter into a civil partnership . Mark pledges to take driving lessons in order to drive Sophie to
2680-505: A gym and discovers that Nancy is working there, after which Jez makes a failed attempt to reconcile. Sophie leaves on a business trip to Frankfurt , leaving Mark to consider a fling with a woman whom he recently met at his school reunion. Jez finds some well-paid work as a handyman for "The Orgazoid", one of his musical heroes, but discovers that his new employer expects him to give him "a hand ". Mark and Sophie attend couples' counselling, which Mark hopes will unearth all their problems and end
2814-468: A half-sister. She is headstrong and liberal , and engages in casual sex with Jez on a few occasions. In s1 e2, she engages in pyramid selling , but at the end of s2 she is working as a supervisor in a call centre . (Danny Babington, s7). Jez and Mark meet Ben - who is in a coma - and his partner Zahra in hospital where Mark and Jez accompany Sophie, who is giving birth to Mark's son. Jez works for Ben in order to spend time with Zahra, enabling Jez to have
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#17327763116952948-645: A hatred and fear of other people than a rightward viewpoint. In the second series he claims that “ Tony Blair isn't such a bad thing”, but in the fifth series, he claims "nobody wanted New Labour " and shows admiration for the Liberal Democrats ’ Paddy Ashdown . At one point Mark refers to “the miracle of consumer capitalism” as the backbone of society, albeit often with pessimistic acceptance rather than enthusiasm. He genuinely abhors bigotry and far-right politics, which in Series 2 causes him to lose one of
3082-407: A hospital waiting room while her partner Ben is in a coma . Ben regains consciousness and later employs Jez, in a role which Jez uses as a means to try to get close to, and eventually seduce , Zahra. She is interested in many refined subjects that are beyond Jez, such as foreign-language films and classic literature , including Frankenstein , which he pretends to know about and be interested in as
3216-563: A hotel in the Quantocks , a trip on which Jez, Big Suze and a withdrawing Super Hans accompany him. Despite it being apparent that Mark has privately begun to loathe Sophie, he nonetheless remains committed to proposing to her. Sophie gets lost out on the hills at night, forcing Mark and Jez to go and look for her. They then get even more lost themselves; it is only after Jez asks Mark what he truly likes about Sophie that he changes his mind about
3350-538: A large knife around ). The two become increasingly frustrated and uninterested in one another, but Mark is in denial about what a healthy relationship looks like and refuses to accept that theirs is doomed. Mark’s paranoia surrounding loneliness reaches fever pitch when he determines he must marry her or she will eventually leave him. While on a weekend trip with Sophie to Somerset , during which he plans to propose, Mark realises with Jeremy’s help that he doesn’t actually love her and should break up with her. However, she finds
3484-476: A lot of Mark's more cultured interests (books, history), Jerry proves an irritant, and Mark wishes to return to his more low-brow domestic arrangement with Jeremy. Peep Show (British TV series) Peep Show is a British television sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb , and created by Andrew O'Connor , Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain . The series was written by Armstrong and Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb , among others. It
3618-415: A means to impress her. Jez and Zahra see the film Amelie together, and Jez tries and fails to read "Wuthering Heights" to impress her book club. They eventually have a fling, unbeknownst to Ben. When Ben and Zahra later break up, Zahra asks Jez to move in with her. She dumps him before he is able to accept her offer, because she finds out that he attempted to cheat on her. ( Vera Filatova , s6) . Elena
3752-570: A new job. The final series opens with Mark and Jez meeting for the first time since their fight over Dobby, with Mark still bearing a grudge over the role Jez played in his break-up with her. Jez is living in Super Hans' bathroom, while Mark has a new flatmate. After reconciling, Jez moves back in with Mark and they go back to their old ways. Jez begins a relationship with a younger man, Joe, and also has sex with Joe's girlfriend Megan. Mark seeks out April ( Catherine Shepherd —previously seen only in
3886-570: A pilot for a US remake starring Johnny Galecki as Mark and Josh Meyers as Jeremy. However, the pilot failed, and the series was never produced. Galecki went on to star in The Big Bang Theory shortly afterwards. Spike TV commissioned its own version in 2008, originally to be written and directed by Robert Weide , who is the executive producer of Curb Your Enthusiasm . It was to be written by Armstrong and Bain, but it never went to series. In May 2019, Sam Bain, co-creator of
4020-630: A postbox and getting stranded with a strange elderly couple out on the moors. Completely in denial about their doomed relationship, Mark’s inner monologue shows his remarkable annoyance towards Sophie (“Why won’t that stupid bitch let me propose to her?”). After wandering the moors one night, Jeremy asks Mark what he actually loves about Sophie, and to Mark’s own bewilderment Mark cannot name a single aspect of her personality he has genuine affection for. Mark suddenly realises he doesn’t love Sophie and therefore doesn’t have to marry her, and becomes ecstatic. Jeremy and Mark then argue about which way to get back to
4154-417: A readiness to engage in actions that are detrimental to his friends for his own gain, including ganging up on Mark with a bully, overdosing Mark on paracetamol to save a magic mushroom party and then angrily blaming him for the guests' departure, having sex with Sophie (and her mother), ruining some of Mark's onscreen relationships or relapsing Super Hans into drug addiction. His relationship with Mark, which
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4288-521: A real property in Croydon , where the show takes place. The flat's owners did not allow it to be used for series 3, so a replica was constructed in a carpet warehouse in Neasden . Further filming took place at West London Film Studios . Mark and Jeremy's flat was chosen to be in Croydon because pilot director, Jeremy Wooding, “liked the idea of there being trams”, but Channel 4 stopped him using trams in
4422-503: A recording studio in the first series. At the end of series five he and Jeremy join a religious cult whose teachings resemble a cross between Scientology and the theories of Wilhelm Reich , and Hans has (or feigns) a much deeper commitment to their beliefs than Jeremy. During the finale of the sixth series he says that he is father to eight-year-old twins who have an opaque connection to the German language . In series five, he says that he
4556-402: A rut with no prospects. It ends with the two watching TV together, asking and answering inane questions, with Jez thinking to himself how they both "love each other really" and Mark reminding himself that he "simply must get rid of him". The series was met with critical acclaim, and is considered to be a cult television show. Early previews called it "promising" and noted it had "the sniff of
4690-551: A second series, but it stopped it from being a breakout hit and stopped it finding a bigger audience." Bain and Armstrong agreed that the POV style stopped it from becoming mainstream. The first episode of series 6 – the first to be shown in its new earlier time slot of 10pm – attracted Peep Show's highest ratings to date, with 1.8 million viewers (9.2% audience share), with a further 208,000 (1.8%) watching it on Channel 4 +1. Other awards: In 2005, The Carsey-Werner Company created
4824-443: A series of other women during series 5, wondering whether each could be "the one". After having sex with Sophie following their breakup, she becomes pregnant and later gives birth to Mark's son. Mark's only other relationship is with Dobby, whom he meets at JLB shortly after splitting from Sophie. Like with Sophie, Mark gradually succeeds in getting closer to Dobby and ultimately entering a relationship with her, but Dobby leaves him at
4958-487: A sexual interest in him every time she appears. Although Jez tries to avoid her, he briefly moves in with her and her son Joshy in s8, when he agrees to move out of Mark's flat but realises that he has nowhere to go. ( Cariad Lloyd , s9) . A barmaid whom Jez meets during Super Hans' stag night . He gives her life coaching to help her pursue her dream job as an artist. Jez has an affair with her boyfriend Joe, and also ends up having sex with her behind his back. By coincidence,
5092-456: A single episode in series 2), whom he always thought to be his perfect woman, despite her now being married. Dobby has moved to New York and has a new boyfriend. He beats up Mark when he discovers Mark has been tracking Dobby's movements. Hans marries Molly in Norfolk . Sophie turns up at the flat depressed and appears to have a drinking problem. She is in a relationship with a man whom she thinks
5226-441: A steady, if dull and mostly passionless, relationship, he fails to recognise this. Mark also seems equally unable to understand what she thinks of him or wants from him. The two begin to drift. Mark eventually comes to the ultimatum that he must either marry Sophie or risk losing her, and the “normal life” he naively believes she offers. This is not only despite their complete lack of common interests or heart-to-heart conversations -
5360-409: A tube up his nose. He has similar interests to Dobby - including MMORPGs and live action roleplay . Mark considers himself socially superior to him. In s7, he and Mark form The Dobby Club, an organisation of two who are committed to breaking Dobby up from her boyfriend Simon, deciding that the matter of which of them gets to date her if they succeed can be resolved afterwards. Each would readily betray
5494-439: A very small circle of friends, or, a lack of any 'straight' friends also acceptable to Molly. However, she leaves Hans after he kidnaps Angus in an attempt to help Mark. At the wedding, it is revealed that Hans's real name is Simon, and two young boys are present who seem to be the aforementioned twins. At the end of the series, he decides to go to Macedonia and open a moped rental shop. Russell Brand originally auditioned for
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5628-484: A video shop before he was told to get off as he was scaring the customers. The writing for each series takes place seven to eight months before filming begins; once each episode is mapped out scene by scene, they must be approved by the producer Andrew O'Connor and Channel 4. Rehearsals take two weeks and filming lasts for six to seven weeks. For the first two series, the scenes set in Mark and Jeremy's flat were filmed in
5762-473: A whole other dimension in terms of jokes." The idea for using voice-overs came from a scene in the Woody Allen film Annie Hall in which the true feelings of the characters are conveyed by subtitles. The POV technique separates Peep Show from other sitcoms and Mitchell claims that without it Peep Show would be similar to shows like Spaced and Men Behaving Badly . Two pilots were filmed for
5896-507: A wild sex life, but tensions brew after she makes it clear that she believes in free love , announcing that she has no commitment to him in front of their friends without his consent. Jez is further humiliated by Nancy having sex with a member of the dance class in front of him, but he remains naively enamoured with her. Things take a turn for the worst for Jez after Nancy then decides to become celibate. Jez briefly appears to be having some success with his music career with Super Hans. Mark's life
6030-400: A young Australian woman whom he had recently met whilst speed dating. Jez runs out of money and steals from Johnson's credit card and is temporarily evicted by Mark. Jez asks Big Suze if he can stay with her and Johnson, but is rejected. He tries to obtain money from his mother after his great aunt dies, which reveals their strained relationship. Mark, however, thrives in her company and is given
6164-572: Is wheat intolerant . ( Rachel Blanchard , s2 & 4) . Arriving in Britain from the US where she had a conservative upbringing, Nancy is hedonistic and carefree. Her attitude towards love and relationships is affected by her upbringing and her Christian beliefs clashing with her personality and desires, leading her to send her boyfriend Jez very mixed messages, from having adventurous, frequent sex to abstaining completely. She marries him to stay in
6298-415: Is a " work-shy freeloader " who lives in the spare room of Mark's flat. He is selfish, juvenile and arrogant, but considers himself to be immensely talented and attractive. He is confident, but can sometimes come across as spiteful and stubborn. Although more socially skilled than Mark on a superficial level, his over-confidence and narcissism mean that in practice he is equally socially inept. Jez displays
6432-714: Is a colleague of Mark and Sophie's at JLB and an intimidating, manly bully from Merseyside . He repeatedly clashes verbally and occasionally physically with Mark, not least for the attentions of Sophie, who chooses Jeff but leaves him after he kisses another woman. In the later series, as Mark and Sophie's relationship takes its course, he is frequently seen mocking Mark. After their relationship falls apart, Jeff appears to be gradually getting close to Sophie again. Mark's anger over this peaks when Sophie even considers naming their child 'Geoff'. However, Sophie sees no connection between this name and that of Mark's rival, instead claiming that she takes it from her uncle. In series 7, he becomes
6566-504: Is a perpetually unemployed slacker who lives in Mark's spare room and who dreams of becoming a famous musician. The show uses point of view shots —giving the programme its title—with the thoughts of main characters Mark and Jeremy audible as voice-overs. The contrast between the characters' stated thoughts and feelings and their actual intentions is a source of much of the show's humor. The show has been described by Bain as portraying "the stubborn persistence of human suffering", and, through
6700-666: Is a platonic friend rather than a girlfriend; Mark's father humiliates Dobby when he realises they are together, and she leaves, causing an enraged Mark to put his Christmas dinner through a paper shredder. After Zahra tells Jez that she has split from Ben, Jez accepts her offer to move in with her. Mark, needing to salvage his relationship with Dobby, asks her to move in with him, to which she agrees. Zahra rejects Jez after she learns he has been flirting with Super Hans's girlfriend, dumping him. The series begins with Mark waiting for Dobby to move in, while Dobby waits for Jez to move out. Mark suspects that Dobby will never move in, and that Gerrard
6834-432: Is an Eastern European immigrant who lives in the same block of flats as Mark and Jez. She works part-time as a legal secretary in human rights law and deals marijuana on the side. She has a sexual attraction towards fathers, is bisexual , and in a long-term relationship with Gail. She hides the relationship from Jez at the start of their fling, which goes on to become a secret affair . She likes spelt bread as she
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#17327763116956968-448: Is barred from entering some EU countries . He is of constant surprise to the others, including in the last episode of the seventh series in which he has apparently found the love of his life, a previously unseen young East Asian woman, who speaks no English , but a tiny bit of German. In the final series he marries a woman called Molly. Because of her hatred for Jeremy, Hans asks Mark to be his best man at their wedding, revealing either
7102-427: Is briefly asked to fill in for) seems to be merely to front for other bands, "hit a few keys on the sequencer, make a bit of a show". Hans's real name is Simon (as revealed during his wedding to Molly in series 9). He experiences a crack cocaine addiction in the second series, remarking "that crack is really moreish", later referenced again in the final episode of the third series and in the seventh series. In spite of
7236-460: Is by far the most developed throughout the series, oscillates between mutual, albeit poorly timed demonstrations of unconditional loyalty and acts and thoughts of deep envy and petty vindictiveness. Jeremy shows a tendency to sabotage Mark's romantic and professional life in ways that are sometimes the result of selfish opportunism, but other times appear to be the unwanted outcome of genuine kindness. Jez attended Dartmouth with Mark and graduated with
7370-704: Is convinced that Jeremy's laziness, lack of logical rigour and indifference towards cultural pursuits are markers of low intellect, but often looks to him for social guidance. He is plagued by paranoia as to how others perceive him, and by doubts over whether his actions are normal. In spite of his thoughtful and sensible exterior and his tendency to act as the moral centre of his surroundings, he has frequent bouts of selfishness , schadenfreude and impulsive behaviour . He loathes many aspects of modern culture, such as drug use and openness of sexuality; Mark often simply endures activities that others around him enjoy, as “the price you pay to avoid loneliness”. Despite this, Mark has
7504-442: Is falling apart, as Sophie plans to move in with Jeff. Mark forges a brief friendship with a colleague, Daryl, which he ends after he discovers that Daryl is a Neo-Nazi . Mark falls for a shy, attractive student in a shoe shop and makes an ill-judged visit to his old university, Dartmouth , where she studies. Mark finds out from Jez that Jeff has been cheating on Sophie, and when Mark informs Sophie of that, Sophie begins slowly to end
7638-521: Is fired from his new job. (Series 5–9) Portrayed by Isy Suttie . Dobby works in the IT department of JLB and is a self-described misfit , much like Mark, although she exhibits much superior personal and emotional adjustment compared to the other characters in the series. She tells Mark that her real name is Debbie, but everyone calls her Dobby. She has many interests that are similar to those of Mark, including MMORPGs . Mark meets her in series 5 episode 2 in
7772-472: Is going to move in with Mark. ( Paul Clayton , s4–7) . Sophie's homophobic , ultra- conservative father who lives with his wife and son in the countryside. He dislikes Mark, but most of the time silently resents him, rather than trying to break Sophie and Mark up. After Mark impregnates Sophie, he tries to persuade Mark to get back together with Sophie. Mark and Sophie's baby is named after him. ( Camilla Marie Beeput , s7) . A young woman whom Jez meets in
7906-443: Is having an affair. She offers Mark a chance to give their relationship another go, which he initially accepts, but Mark decides to try to break up April's marriage and start a new life with her. In the final episode, all the duo's past lies and selfish decisions catch up with them. Mark loses his job at a bank because of a loan he gave Jez previously (ironically, to exploit him) without asking for correct identification paperwork, and he
8040-479: Is known of Mark's parents, except that they have remained married despite various marital issues (including infidelity and the fallout from when Mark's father's British Aerospace shares collapsed). Their awkward marriage may be the cause of Mark's own struggles with women, warping his understanding of what a healthy and transparent relationship should look like. Mark is a graduate in Business Studies from
8174-486: Is now his wife, that he hooked up with Toni. The series begins with Jez in a relationship with Michelle, of whom he is not fond but with whom he stays as they plan a threesome with another woman. Big Suze ( Sophie Winkleman ) re-enters Jez's life, but has a new boyfriend, Stu, whom Jez is both deeply jealous of and somewhat sexually attracted to. Despite Stu's benevolence towards him, Jez punches him, which ends in him getting punched himself. Mark and Sophie have finally become
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#17327763116958308-777: Is of Irish origin. Corrigan means a "Spear" in Irish. It is believed to have originated from Coirdhecan in Eoghain . It is also believed to be connected to the Maguire clan. The Corrigan surname was common in the 17th century in County Fermanagh . Today it has spread across most of Ireland, Scotland and to the United States and Canada . The Irish sept Ó Corragáin , whose stronghold was in County Fermanagh,
8442-553: Is only around this time in which Sophie’s personality is really shown to the audience. Her “normal” aspects are shown to be either boring or generic, or merely cover for her hedonism, heavy drug use, and impulsivity. She is shown to casually lie and act insubordinately, and has an utterly ruthless desire to get exactly what she wants. As a result of the move to Bristol and her increasingly debauched behaviour, Mark becomes less and less infatuated with Sophie, but remains close to her out of his chronic fear of loneliness. When they finally begin
8576-494: Is over a decade younger than him. Jez pretends to be a year younger than he is, which leads to Joe leaving him at his 40th birthday party, in the finale. Portrayed by Matt King , Jeremy's bandmate and friend, ’Super’ Hans is an untrustworthy selfish fantasist who very frequently uses recreational drugs. His musical skills are implied to be only marginally better than Jeremy's, and at least part of his role (which in Season 2 Jeremy
8710-567: Is replaced by his rival Jeff. Joe leaves Jez after his lies about him being popular and young are caught out, and Jez claims he is tired of partying all the time. Super Hans' wife is upset because he is unwilling to stop his old disreputable lifestyle, and after he kidnaps and threatens April's husband, she finally leaves him. Super Hans ends up leaving for Macedonia to open a moped hire business and leaves Mark and Jez right back where they always end up due to their bad choices, with Mark losing his newest relationship and job, while Jez remains stuck in
8844-416: Is ruined by Jez's apparent drug overdose. Shortly afterwards, Jez claims to Toni that he has a terminal illness in order to persuade her to have sex with him. Tony moves back in with Toni. Super Hans develops a crack cocaine addiction. At Sophie's dance class, Jez meets, falls in love with and starts a relationship with Nancy ( Rachel Blanchard ), an attractive and happy-go-lucky American. They briefly enjoy
8978-436: Is sexually attracted to him. Jez remembers engaging in fellatio with Super Hans ( Matt King ) during a drug binge. Sophie beats Mark to a promotion, so Mark and Jez desperately team up to prank call Sophie, which leads to her shooting them with a pellet gun. They also launch a pepper spray attack on Super Hans, who has begun a fling with Toni. Mark sees a therapist, and nearly succeeds in having sex with Sophie, but this chance
9112-440: Is shown as tolerant initially, though later seasons show a closer friendship between the pair. Whilst the two have very little in common, Hans seems less concerned by Mark's social awkwardness than others, and even expresses sincere and unprompted appreciation of Mark's character and friendship on the evening before Hans's wedding, while Mark is often surprisingly forgiving of Hans's eccentric and destructive behaviour. He works in
9246-438: Is solved when Sophie reveals that Mark is the baby's father. Jez meets Elena, a beautiful young Eastern European woman and occasional marijuana dealer who lives in their building. Jeremy quickly falls in love with her, but things deteriorate when it is revealed that Elena has a long-term partner, Gail, who is returning to London . Mark looks for work, starting a company with an ill-equipped Johnson, almost landing his dream job as
9380-457: Is tasked with repairing a bathroom door destroyed by Super Hans. Jez attempts to 'life coach' Andy in a futile and self-serving effort to treat Andy's patently urgent mental health problems. Andy is a heavy drinker who punches people when intoxicated in order to provoke a fight and have his own thoughts "punched out of him". ( Tim Key , s9) . Mark's colleague who moves in to Jeremy's old room. Although mild-mannered, cheerful, and ostensibly sharing
9514-489: Is the miserly, vindictive owner of the flat (in Apollo House) which he shares with Jeremy. Mark is portrayed to be responsible, articulate (both in his inner thoughts and his outer speech) and intelligent, at least compared with most of the other characters. He is also pessimistic, unhappy and socially and sexually awkward. He had a miserable upbringing, and is terrified of his father, who is gruff and difficult. Not much
9648-699: Is the origin of the names Corrigan, Carrigan, Courigan, Corgan, and Currigan. Early records in the Annals of the Four Masters indicate the name was associated with clerics and abbots. It was well established during the Middle Ages, spreading south into the counties of Monaghan, Meath, Roscommon and Offaly. The village of Ballycorrigan near Nenagh in County Tipperary indicates the name also spread to that county. A Corrigan coat of arms consists of
9782-450: Is therefore shot multiple times from different angles. Armstrong and Bain's choice of the style was influenced by the 2000 Channel 4 documentary Being Caprice about the model Caprice Bourret which featured a similar technique that had in turn been copied from the 1999 film Being John Malkovich . Bain noted: "So it's a third-hand steal, really. We thought it would be great for comedy, hearing someone else's thoughts. The voices give you
9916-626: Is to ask her to marry him in the Quantocks , as he did with Sophie in series 3. However, Jeremy sabotages this event by revealing his feelings for her to Mark and creating an altercation that results in Dobby walking off to go to New York. In series 9, Dobby returns and meets Mark and the two are friendly towards each other. Just as Mark finally gets over his infatuation with her, he is beaten up by her boyfriend Gregory after he discovers that Mark has been stalking her online for months. (played by Sophie Winkleman , series 3–7) Big Suze lived with Jez in
10050-496: Is trying to steal her from him; however, Gerrard dies of flu. Jez and Super Hans amicably end their band, and this causes Jez to contemplate his life so far: he eventually agrees to undertake therapy sessions, which are paid for by Mark. Impressed by the therapy, Jez decides to become a life coach, but he fails a course of questionable value. Mark then gives Jez a fake life coach certificate and he begins "coaching" anyone who will let him, causing emotional and personal harm. Mark writes
10184-458: The christening of his son and therefore losing his rights to name his own baby as punishment. Sophie is mentioned - but does not appear - in series 8. She returns in series 9 for one episode where she offers Mark the chance to live with her and their son at her grandmother's cottage, which she had gained after her death. Mark initially agrees for baby Ian's sake, but changes his mind in favour of pursuing April. Portrayed by Neil Fitzmaurice . Jeff
10318-414: The 15th best TV show of the 2000s. Ricky Gervais has been cited as saying "the last thing I got genuinely excited about on British TV was Peep Show , which I thought was the best sitcom since Father Ted ". While presenting an award at the 2005 British Comedy Awards , Gervais called it "the best show on television today" and said it was a "debacle" that it did not win an award. In 2019, Peep Show
10452-596: The DVD commentary for the first episode of the first series. Mark and Jez start out with similar aims of sleeping with their next-door neighbour Toni (Elizabeth Marmur). Jez does this, while she is separating from her husband, Tony. Mark is obsessed with his colleague Sophie ( Olivia Colman ), who is more interested in their manly colleague Jeff. Mark has a one-night stand with a teenage goth girl. Mark and Jez endure awkward situations: Mark admires his boss, Alan Johnson ( Paterson Joseph ), and struggles to work out whether or not he
10586-547: The UK, but does not reciprocate his love for her. (Elizabeth Marmur, s 1–2) . The next-door neighbour of Mark and Jez, and an object of their affections throughout the first series of the show. She separates from her husband Tony ( John Hodgkinson ) in s1, but the couple reunite during s2, although they still argue. Her father died when she was three and she appears to be seeking a father figure . During her childhood she regularly went skiing . She has two sisters; one with cancer , and
10720-427: The UK; she leaves him after he admits to having sex with Toni. He later has a fling with Big Suze, whom he split from shortly before the series began. She leaves him when he tries to convince her to have sex with Johnson for money. During series 6, he has a relationship with Elena, during which he discovers that she is in a long-term same-sex relationship with Gail; he later reveals the affair to Gail. In series 7 he has
10854-401: The actors' heads, or attached to a hat, to give the viewer a point of view identical to that of the protagonists. The quality of footage captured with this method is sometimes poor and the technique was used less and less in later series. When head-mounted cameras are not used, scenes are filmed with the camera being held over the actor's shoulder, or directly in front of their face; each scene
10988-402: The audience from actually getting to know her. This is problematic, since in the first and second series especially, Mark suffers from intense paranoia about Sophie and becomes increasingly neurotic and love-stricken. He highly overvalues her and places her on a pedestal, in spite of her having few admirable or exceptional traits and her flakey and shallow behaviour towards him, and overthinks even
11122-476: The baby's godfather when Mark and Jez both fail to turn up on time, and it appears that Jeff and Sophie are back in a relationship by the end of the series, which is a major torment to Mark, who constantly believes that his son will think Jeff is his father. Jeff confirms they are back together when he comes to Mark's house to collect the baby in series 8. Jeff returns in the very last episode in series 9, no longer with Sophie but once again working for Alan when Mark
11256-630: The band. Mark finally beats off competition from Gerrard to become Dobby's boyfriend, although he continues to behave awkwardly in her company. Gail sacks Mark from his job at the restaurant. Jez pretends to be an intellectual in order to impress Zahra, which enables him to have sex with her. When Mark comes to meet him the next morning the two find themselves locked in Zahra's flat, causing Ben to discover them and Mark to miss his son's christening. Jez, Hans, Dobby, Mark, Mark's sister and parents all have Christmas dinner at Jez and Mark's, with Mark pretending Dobby
11390-459: The bank. Mark's obsession with Sophie and his relationship with her (which is his first), is a major storyline of the first four series. She is seen almost exclusively through his eyes, showing her as merely kind-hearted and preventing the audience from understanding her real personality or motivations. By the third series, however, she is revealed to be narcissistic, boring, impulsive, and abrasive. These revelations coincide with Mark finally getting
11524-467: The ceremony, causing Sophie to realise he does not love her. She leaves him immediately after the ceremony. Her family, who are wealthy Conservative voters, live on a large farm in the countryside. She is less friendly with, or respected by, their boss Johnson than Mark is. Dobby and Johnson are the only people in the office to take Mark's side after their disastrous wedding, after which Sophie relapses into drug and alcohol abuse and begins bullying Mark in
11658-482: The chance to get together with her, but Mark is shown to be by this point increasingly apathetic towards her. Nonetheless, he perseveres neurotically with what becomes a passionless relationship bereft of mutual understanding. Mark appears completely unable to comprehend what type of man Sophie wants him to be. She takes no interest in his personal interests, such as history, fueling him to attempt to lean into his masculinity (which, to her horror, leads him to briefly carry
11792-416: The character thinking at the time; it was later expanded so that the view could come from a third party. Bain and Armstrong are the show's principal writers and Mitchell and Webb provide additional material. Many story lines come from experiences in the writers' lives, particularly Bain's. For example, the series 5 episode "Burgling" sees Mark apprehend a burglar by sitting on him, something Bain once did in
11926-463: The continued high quality of the show itself, and the rising profile of Mitchell and Webb due to the success of their BBC sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look , their advertisements for Apple , and their feature film Magicians . The fifth series showed no improvement with 1.1 million viewers. Producer Andrew O'Connor cited the POV filming style as the reason for the low ratings: "It made it feel original and fresh and got it commissioned for
12060-588: The couple as Mark is separated from Sophie once again when their employer relocates her to Bristol . Merry, Jez and Mark's friend from university, visits and Mark arranges for her to be sectioned . Jez and Super Hans attempt to run a pub. Jez holds a magic mushroom party in the flat. Jez has a fling with Mark's sister, whom he quickly grows to dislike, while Mark falls in love with Suze. Jez becomes extremely jealous with Mark and Suze's closeness, and outs Mark's feelings for Suze in front of them both. Despite Big Suze seeming to have genuine mutual feelings for Mark, he ruins
12194-408: The critical acclaim, Peep Show never garnered consistently high viewing figures. At the beginning of 2006 there were rumours that the show would not be commissioned for a fourth series due to insufficient ratings of just over a million viewers. However, due to the large DVD revenues of the previous series, a fourth series was commissioned. The premiere of the fourth series showed no improvement on
12328-422: The damage he routinely causes to his brain, he is portrayed to be a fast thinker, and the drug-addled stream-of-consciousness that passes for his normal speech is occasionally insightful and indicative of a huge volume of pop-culture knowledge. His professed political beliefs appear to be closer to the far-left of the political spectrum (probably some warped, sui generis form of left-wing anarchism combined with
12462-612: The end of series 8 for a job in New York . She returns in series 9 with an American boyfriend, a new look and a more upbeat attitude, and Mark becomes less attracted to her as a result. In the final series – 9 – he has a fling with April, whom he knew briefly years earlier, who is now unhappily married to a middle-aged man, Angus. Mark tries to poach her, but fails in the show's finale when he allows Jeremy and Super Hans to kidnap Angus and hold him captive in their flat, which she discovers. Jeremy 'Jez' Usbourne (portrayed by Robert Webb )
12596-543: The engagement, but the sessions instead focus on his poor sexual performances. For Mark's stag do, he and Jeremy spend a weekend on a narrowboat on the Shropshire Union Canal , where they meet two sisters in a pub. After meeting the businessman father of the women, Mark attempts to secure a job with him in Bangalore as a means of escaping his upcoming wedding. The plan backfires when Jez accidentally kills
12730-417: The exploration of existentialism and loneliness, as a realistic portrayal of "why ordinary people are evil", while Armstrong said it was "about oddball male friendship, perhaps even 'masculinity ' ". Despite never achieving high viewing figures during its original run, Peep Show received consistent critical acclaim and has since become a cult classic . In April 2019, three years after its final episode,
12864-440: The family's pet dog. They find out when a series of attempts to cover it up lead to him eating it. On Mark's wedding day, Mark has resigned himself to marrying Sophie. Meanwhile, Jez is having difficulty juggling a hungover Super Hans, his best man speech and Nancy's imminent return to America. On the way to the church, Mark impulsively proposes to a woman in a cafe and steps out in front of a car making him realise that he should call
12998-735: The fan-selected episodes "Wedding" (s4 e6) and "Shrooming" (s3 e3). In 2018, a fan-hosted podcast was created, called ‘Podcast Secrets of the Pharaohs’, a play on words based on the book ‘Business Secrets of the Pharaohs', a fictional book in the show. Hosted by Rob Graham and Tom Harrison, the podcast reviewed episodes of the show, alongside guests, including David Mitchell , Robert Webb , Paterson Joseph , Vera Filatova , Sophie Winkleman and Paul Clayton . The podcast concluded in 2022. Corrigan (surname) The Corrigan ( O'Corrigan , Carrigan , Corocan , Courigan , Currigan ) surname
13132-464: The few true friends he had made onscreen aside from Jez. He often criticises those who believe in God , but has been seen praying in times of extreme panic. Although it is never stated in the show, his surname is of Irish origin. When the series starts, Mark has already been a loan manager at a London branch of JLB (a Frankfurt -based loan and credit company) for around four years, at least judging from
13266-493: The fictional Dartmouth University, where he met Jeremy. He passed 7 GCSEs , and he has a love of history , especially ancient history —which he originally wanted to study at university, before being pressured by his parents into reading business studies instead. He often makes references to history - including Nazi Germany and the Second World War - in relation to events that happen in his day-to-day life. Mark
13400-489: The four developed as a partnership, and one idea eventually evolved into Peep Show for Channel 4 . Peep Show was originally conceived as a sitcom in the style of Beavis and Butt-Head revolving around two characters watching and discussing television. However, the idea was dropped due to the large expense that airing clips from other shows would bring as well as Mitchell and Webb's fear that, because their characters would only be watching television, "[they] wouldn't be in
13534-430: The hospital when the baby arrives, but lies to her when he fails his test. Jeremy is upset over losing Elena, especially after she reveals that she is moving to Quebec with Gail. Sophie goes into labour early, and with Mark forced to reveal he cannot drive, a drunk Jeremy attempts to drive Sophie to the hospital and nearly runs Gail over. Jeremy admits that he and Elena were having an affair, then Sophie drives herself to
13668-594: The hospital with the two boys in the back seat. Zahra and her boyfriend Ben are introduced, whom Jez meets while Sophie is giving birth. Jez is instantly attracted to Zahra and is selfishly pleased when he discovers that Ben is in a coma, potentially making Zahra single. However, Ben recovers fully, and, as thanks for being so friendly to Zahra, offers Jez a job with his record company, which Jez accepts as he hopes it will allow him to get closer to Zahra. The job does not go well, and his attempts to sign up his and Super Hans's band fails badly and ends up with him being fired from
13802-569: The hotel, with Mark stubbornly insisting on going off on his own in what turns out to be the wrong direction. After getting lost and wandering all night, Mark arrives the next morning back at the hotel in a dishevelled state (his legs sodden after urinating on them “in an attempt to stay warm”) only to find that Sophie has found his engagement ring in his bag. After discussing that neither of them “are getting younger” and her desire to have children, to Mark’s horror, she accepts his proposal. Mark goes along with it out of embarrassment. The next months before
13936-425: The job of writing her boyfriend's military biography. Angry, Jeremy ruins Mark's ambitions by revealing how Mark was raped by the veteran's daughter, which she had initiated while he was asleep. Jeremy and Hans get a manager, Cally, for their band and go to a music festival. Jez and Mark both have sex with Cally, but she quickly rejects both of them. Mark fails to ask Dobby out and she finally moves on. Jez and Hans join
14070-509: The most mundane aspects of their friendship (such as their exchange of post-it notes with stupid drawings during work hours). Although they socialise and play tennis on occasion, Mark also appears completely oblivious to the fact he and Sophie have almost nothing in common. Sophie’s own interests are virtually unknown (other than liking a television show she believes is called “ Sex in The City ”) and she appears to have few friends. Sophie has
14204-531: The office canteen and quickly develops strong feelings for her, as does Mark's colleague Gerard soon after. Dobby expresses obvious interest in, and feelings for Mark in the first episodes, and even takes the bulk of the sexual initiative during their first encounters. However, Mark's failure to act on those first overtures and ask her out properly from the beginning, coupled with his general emotional and social immaturity once they start dating, as well as negative circumstantial influence (including Sophie's pregnancy and
14338-437: The office. However, her promiscuity means they have a one-night stand. At the start of series 6, she discovers that she is pregnant with Mark, Jez, or Jeff's child. By the end, a DNA test proves that Mark is the father. In the first episode of series 7, their son is born. Despite his greatest efforts, Sophie is let down throughout series 6 and 7 by Mark concerning his responsibilities as a father, including unintentionally missing
14472-529: The opportunity due to his lack of self-esteem and feelings of obligation towards Sophie. Jez serves on a jury and has a date with the violent female defendant. In the last episode, Jez tries to get back together with Suze but is hindered somewhat by Super Hans attempting to go cold turkey . Meanwhile, Mark, having ruined his chances of starting a relationship with Big Suze, plans to propose to Sophie, and becomes obsessed and neurotic about doing so. He spends his saved-up Sunday Times "mega-vouchers" on taking her to
14606-466: The original Peep Show series, confirmed in a Guardian article that another US remake is in the works in collaboration with FX Networks . It was being written by Karey Dorenetto and would feature two female leads, but never came to fruition. In December 2022, FX Networks ordered a pilot for another US remake, which would be written by Stefani Robinson and, like the proposed Karey Dorenetto version, would feature two female leads. In April 2023, it
14740-549: The other if it meant getting what he wanted. Gerard dies of flu in the first episode of s8. ( Emily Bruni , s6-8) . Elena's long-term girlfriend, a member of Mensa and a musician. She manages a Mexican restaurant, hiring Mark until she fires him shortly after in s7. In s8, she campaigns to be chairman of the freehold committee in Apollo House. ( Mathew Baynton , s7 & 8) . Dobby's boyfriend for part of s7. During s8, Simon tries to get Dobby back after she reveals she
14874-633: The pair do not even live together - but also Mark’s increasing resentment of her. The real reason Mark seems so determined to marry Sophie is due to his own paranoia and a desire for them both to comply with societal expectations. Mark uses the last of his Sunday Times mega-vouchers to take her to the Quantocks for a weekend in which he will propose to her; however, he lets Jez accompany him, who in turn brings along Super Hans to supervise him as he attempts (disastrously) to go cold turkey . Sophie and Mark have nothing to say to one another, and she begins to behave erratically, such as stuffing his guide book into
15008-434: The part. Hans was inspired by the character Danny from the film Withnail and I . Alan Johnson (portrayed by Paterson Joseph ) is a senior loan manager at JLB. Usually referred to and addressed simply as "Johnson", he becomes friends with Mark after meeting him at work. During series 2, he becomes Mark's boss. His approach to life in general and business in particular is basically an aggressive, social Darwinian apology of
15142-491: The planned engagement ring before he can tell her this and “accepts”, apparently mostly out of a desire to have children. Mark feigns happiness out of fear of humiliation. The pair spend an agonising next few months preparing for a wedding neither truly want (especially Mark), with Mark and Jeremy coming up with increasingly outlandish schemes to get out of it that Mark could never actually pull off. Following their disastrous wedding and separation immediately afterwards, he pursues
15276-447: The proposal, upon coming to terms with the truth that they not only have nothing in common, but that he also finds her incredibly annoying. However, Sophie accidentally finds his engagement ring in his bag before he returns and "says yes", which Mark reluctantly accepts to avoid embarrassment. Recently engaged Mark and Sophie visit Sophie's parents' house, where Jez has sex with Sophie's mother. Mark's attempt, at Johnson's request, to head
15410-401: The ratings of the previous one, continuing to attract its core audience of 1.3 million (8% of viewers). Despite the low viewing figures, the fifth series of the show was commissioned prior to the broadcast of series 4. Channel 4's decision to commission the show for a fifth series was said to be for a variety of reasons, including again the high DVD sales of the previous series (400,000 to date),
15544-563: The relationship. Nancy asks Jez to marry her, for visa reasons, and despite the fact she does not love him and he will get nothing out of the marriage, he accepts gleefully out of his own love of her. Out of concerns for Nancy arguably using him, Mark gets Super Hans to lie to Jez and say that the latter had sex with her, but after they see his reaction they cannot go through with it. Jez and Nancy do get married despite Mark's efforts, but after they decide to start having sex again Jez admits to Nancy, who
15678-409: The same course as her at Dartmouth in order to meet her there. He fails in his attempt to have casual sex with her. She returns in s9 as a successful historian and is unhappily married to boring middle-aged historian Angus. She has a fling with Mark. ( Jim Howick , s4–8) . Mark's colleague at JLB, and later, his rival for Dobby's affections. He has health problems which sometimes result in a need for
15812-605: The sense of emasculation that Jeff provokes or after Sophie is promoted to a position Mark applied for. By series two, Jeff and Sophie are in a serious relationship. Mark routinely humiliates himself in futile attempts to remain close to Sophie, which include convincing her to take part in a charity bungee jump with him (in which he panics and has to be taken down), pretending to be gay, and hacking her email (which she eventually discovers). Sophie eventually leaves Jeff due to his abusive nature, but moves to Bristol shortly afterward, complicating Mark’s lingering romantic interest in her. It
15946-574: The series revolves around Mark's search for "the one". His first date since his wedding is a double date which goes wrong due to going to a boring play, his date being uninterested in him and then returning to the house to find a burglar. He asks out the IT girl, Dobby ( Isy Suttie ), although the date ends badly when they find a vomiting Sophie in the toilets, who reveals to Dobby that she is married to him. Dobby remains interested, even when Mark rejects her offer to be his date at his upcoming birthday party to take
16080-653: The series was named the 13th greatest British sitcom in a poll by Radio Times . It has also been described as one of the best television programmes produced in the 21st century, and one of the best comedy series of all time. Writers Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain met actors/writers Mitchell and Webb during a failed attempt to complete a team-written sitcom for the BBC . They had an old, unproduced script that they wanted to revive called All Day Breakfast and brought in Mitchell and Webb to help out. The show did not work out but
16214-487: The series. The theme tune for the first series was an original composition by Daniel Pemberton and is featured on his TVPOPMUZIK album. From the second series onwards, the theme music is the song " Flagpole Sitta " by the American band Harvey Danger (although the original first series composition was still heard briefly during scene changes). A working title for the programme was POV , as noted by David Mitchell on
16348-427: The show". The title of the show is taken from the 1990s comic book series by Joe Matt . Instead, Armstrong and Bain opted to produce a more story-based sitcom with an unconventional filming style. The events of the two main characters' lives are seen almost exclusively from their own points of view with a voice-over providing their internal thoughts. Scenes in the show are sometimes filmed using cameras strapped to
16482-427: The show, which allowed Armstrong and Bain to firmly develop and finalise the style of the show. Armstrong said, "On the run of doing those two pilots, we really created the show in the way that you couldn't if you hadn't tried it out." In the original pilot, Olivia Colman's character, Sophie Chapman, had a voice-over as well as Mitchell and Webb's characters, Mark and Jeremy. The POV technique was also restricted solely to
16616-484: The start, even more so after Big Suze leaves Jez for him. During series 6, after the termination of the UK JLB operation, he lives in a council house with Suze, referred to by Mark as his " recession residence" and shows delusions due to his fall from power. He swindles Mark out of £2000 by attempting to make him an executive in a new consultancy agency. In the final episode of series 7, he throws away his sobriety during
16750-467: The survival of the fittest and borderline fascistic , as seen in his eulogy for Gerard in series 8. Although a confident, suave and intelligent businessman and apparently a pillar of the community, he was previously an alcoholic for 15 years. Mark continues to get on well with Johnson despite some misunderstandings, and Johnson is one of the few people who takes Mark's side after the breakdown of his marriage to Sophie. Johnson and Jez dislike each other from
16884-532: The third series was intended for Nancy, but Rachel Blanchard was unavailable. During series 6, her relationship with Johnson is troubled, leading to their breakup in series 7, and her throwing a separate New Year's Eve party, resulting in Johnson relapsing into drinking alcohol. ( Catherine Shepherd , s2 & 9) . A Dartmouth University student and shoe salesgirl whom Mark remarks "has the magical combination of beauty and low self-esteem." Mark pretends to be doing
17018-548: The timing given by Jez in Series 2. His time at JLB comes to a close when the branch closes down in the first episode of Series 6; later on, Mark works as a waiter at the Mexican restaurant Banditos, as a bathroom equipment salesman at Bath, Bathrooms, and Fittings, and finally again as a loan manager at the fictional Met City Bank with his former boss Alan Johnson. He is fired in the series finale, partly because of Jeremy's belated reaction to an abusive loan Mark had set up for him at
17152-540: The two discover the other's cheating with Jez at the same time. Megan agrees to have a " threeism " with the two men based on a set of guidelines, but a dispute on who gets to be with who on which day results in Joe leaving Megan for Jez. Despite her anger towards Jez, Megan attends his 40th birthday, where she reunites with Joe after Jez breaks up with him. ( Bart Edwards , s9) . Megan's boyfriend. Jez has sex with him on an impulse, which results in an ongoing relationship between
17286-424: The two. Jez also has sex with Megan, but chooses Joe over her. His older age prevents him from keeping up with Joe, and Jez pretends to be a year younger than he actually is when Jez's 40th birthday approaches. Joe buys him some tickets to spend a whole week raving together, but Jez declines, so Joe returns to Megan. (Liam Noble, s3 & 8) . An emotionally volatile handyman whom Jez manages to befriend after Andy
17420-446: The wedding off. However, after hiding in the church with Jez while all the guests arrive, Mark, with visible reluctance, feels obliged to marry Sophie when Jez gives away their hiding place. However, realising he was trying to get out of marrying her by hiding, Sophie runs out on Mark after the ceremony, planning to seek an annulment because he is "horrible". Jez gets into the car with Mark after he sees Nancy kissing Super Hans. Much of
17554-461: The wedding prove agonising for Mark, who is tormented by his lack of love for Sophie and his own cowardice, he rationalises that the marriage might prove successful while also acknowledging to himself that he is only marrying Sophie due to his overweening fear of loneliness, and Sophie is only marrying him because she would be willing to marry anyone so long as it meant she "had a baby this year". They do eventually marry, but Mark hides with Jeremy before
17688-422: Was announced Minnie Driver and Amandla Jahava would be starring in the pilot. A book entitled Peep Show: The Scripts and More , which featured the scripts of every episode from the first five series as well as an introduction from Mitchell and Webb, was released in 2008. To celebrate the show, Channel 4 aired a Peep Show Night on Christmas Eve in 2010, which included the documentary Peep Show and Tell and
17822-494: Was broadcast on Channel 4 from 19 September 2003 to 16 December 2015. In 2010, it became the longest-running comedy in Channel 4 history in terms of years on air. Peep Show follows the lives of Mark Corrigan (Mitchell) and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne (Webb), dysfunctional best friends who share a flat in Croydon , South London . Mark is a pessimistic, socially awkward loan manager who dreams of being an intellectual, while Jeremy
17956-474: Was named the 13th greatest British sitcom of all time in a poll by Radio Times . In the same year, The Guardian ranked it 9th on its list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century. In 2021, the BBC ranked it 42nd on a list of the 100 greatest TV series of the 21st century. In June 2020, a scene from series 2 episode 1 of Jeremy in blackface was removed from Netflix due to concerns over racism. Despite
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