Spaced is a series predominantly following the life of two
characters in there 20’s, Tim and Daisy; however along with these two there are
a few more central protagonists, Mike, Brian and Marsha. The character Tim has recently split from his
long-term girlfriend Sarah, who has left him for one of his old ‘friends’
Dwaine. He is an aspiring young graphic artist who works part –time in a comic
book store. Whilst homeless, he goes to a café and meets Daisy, an aspiring
journalist, who is also nearly homeless – she lives with a group of crack
addicts and is desperate to move out. Together while flat hunting, they find a
cosy 2 bedroom flat in North London where the Landlord is looking for a
professional couple to move in. They decide to lie and apply for the flat, and
end up getting it and living there. Whilst there they meet their Landlady,
Marsha, the only character who is not in her 20’s, although she does act it. A
chain smoking strange lady, she adds to the comedic element of the so far
mismatched group. Living downstairs in the basement of the house, alone in his
flat is Brian, an aspiring artist, who is a very strange and reserved man. Also
in the mix is Tim’s best friend Mike. He is a weapons expert who used to be in
the army, and has never left his experience there behind.
The majority of the show takes place in the urban North
London flat, and follows their individual (and sometimes intertwined) life
adventures as they go about their daily antics. It is designed as a sitcom come
drama that contains much slapstick humour, many atmospheric situations, and
realistic circumstances that the audience may have found themselves in before,
which makes it quite relatable. There are also many pop-culture references
found in the show, which makes the show more relatable, whether you get the
references or not – it works each way.
The show lasts half an hour and is designed as a series with
seven episodes per series, which there are two of in total, making a grand
amount of 14 episodes altogether.
Watching their lives and stories come together, fall apart and mix in
with each other, it is a show that hooks you into wanting to find out what
comes next. Still a cutting edge show
for its time, this is a story of life, love and laughs and can not be missed!
this is an ok attempt. The ingredients are there, but it reads too much like a review. A synopsis sets-up an idea, details it and sells it, it doesn't review it in the past tense.
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