Spatz was devised by Andrew Bethell as a drama for teenagers set in a 1930s themed burger bar, so named because spats might have been worn there. Alan Horrox at Thames Television bought the concept and title and passed them to Grant Cathro and Lee Pressman, already established at Thames Television as the writers of T-Bag and creators of Mike and Angelo, to develop Spatz as a sitcom. While updating the setting to a standard fast food restaurant, the name Spatz was retained, with the writers noting that it suggested spats or disagreements.
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]
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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.
Transmissionsedit
Series
Start date
End date
Episodes
1
21 February 1990
16 May 1990
13
2
3 January 1991
4 April 1991
13
3
28 February 1992
10 April 1992
7
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 29 January 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Spatz Episode Guide". Glad You Remember. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
spatz, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar. For other uses see Spatz disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Spatz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 SpatzCreated byAndrew BethellStarringVas BlackwoodJennifer CalvertStephanie CharlesJonathan CopestakeSue DevaneyJoe GrecoPaul MichaelKaty MurphyLing TaiCountry of originUnited Kingdom Season 1 to 3 Canada Season 1 Original languageEnglishNo of series3No of episodes33ProductionRunning time25 minutesProduction companyThames TelevisionOriginal releaseNetworkITV CITV Release21 February 1990 1990 02 21 10 April 1992 1992 04 10 RelatedMike amp Angelo Contents 1 History 2 Old Skool Weekend 3 Transmissions 4 References 5 External linksHistory editSpatz was devised by Andrew Bethell as a drama for teenagers set in a 1930s themed burger bar so named because spats might have been worn there Alan Horrox at Thames Television bought the concept and title and passed them to Grant Cathro and Lee Pressman already established at Thames Television as the writers of T Bag and creators of Mike and Angelo to develop Spatz as a sitcom While updating the setting to a standard fast food restaurant the name Spatz was retained with the writers noting that it suggested spats or disagreements 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 editOn 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 editSeries Start date End date Episodes 1 21 February 1990 16 May 1990 13 2 3 January 1991 4 April 1991 13 3 28 February 1992 10 April 1992 7References edit BBC Comedy Guide Spatz Archived from the original on 29 January 2005 Retrieved 6 September 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Spatz Episode Guide Glad You Remember Retrieved 23 December 2012 External links editSpatz at IMDb nbsp Glad You Remember Spatz nbsp This article about a children s television show originating in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spatz amp oldid 1216771218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
