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Peep Show
2003–2015
· TV Show
· 25 min episodes
· 9 seasons
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #14
- IMDb #51
- Metacritic #366
- RatingGraph #169
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #36
- Metacritic Audience #50
Every rating
79–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 79, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.
Details
- Created by
- Andrew O'Connor, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain
- Studio
- Objective Media Group
- Released
- 19 September 2003
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 54 across 9 seasons
- Awards
- 9 wins, 32 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 41 →9 wins from 41 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| International Emmy Awards 2010 | Best Comedy Series | Peep Show | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Awards 2016 | Best Scripted Comedy | Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Becky Martin, Hannah Mackay | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2016 | Best Writer: Comedy | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Awards 2011 | Best Male Comedy Performance | David Mitchell | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Awards 2011 | Best Situation Comedy | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong, Phil Clarke, Becky Martin | Nominee |
| British Comedy Awards 2011 | Best TV Sitcom | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
| RTS Programme Awards 2011 | Writer: Comedy | Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Awards 2010 | Best Situation Comedy | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong, Phil Clarke, Becky Martin | Nominee |
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International Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy Series | Peep Show | Nominee |
British Comedy Awards
13 nominations, 3 won
| Best TV Comedy | Peep Show | Winner |
| Best TV Comedy | Peep Show | Winner |
| Best TV Comedy Actor | David Mitchell | Winner |
| Best Comedy Newcomer | David Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Female Comedy Newcomer | Isy Suttie | Nominee |
| Best TV Comedy Actor | Robert Webb | Nominee |
| Best TV Comedy Actor | Robert Webb | Nominee |
| Best TV Comedy Actor | David Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best TV Sitcom | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
| Best TV Sitcom | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
| Best Television Comedy | Peep Show | Nominee |
| Best Television Comedy Actor | David Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Television Comedy Actress | Olivia Colman | Nominee |
RTS Programme Awards
11 nominations, 3 won
| Comedy Performance | David Mitchell and Robert Webb | Winner |
| Writer: Comedy | Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong | Winner |
| Writer: Comedy | Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong | Winner |
| Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama | Peep Show | Nominee |
| Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama | Peep Show | Nominee |
| Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama | Peep Show | Nominee |
| Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama | Peep Show | Nominee |
| Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama | Peep Show | Nominee |
| Writer: Comedy | Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
| Writer: Comedy | Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
| Writer: Comedy | Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Comedy Performance | David Mitchell | Winner |
| Best Situation Comedy | Robert Popper, Becky Martin, Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong | Winner |
| Best Comedy Performance | David Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Male Comedy Performance | David Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Male Comedy Performance | David Mitchell | Nominee |
| Best Scripted Comedy | Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Becky Martin, Hannah Mackay | Nominee |
| Best Situation Comedy | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong, Phil Clarke, Becky Martin | Nominee |
| Best Situation Comedy | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong, Phil Clarke, Becky Martin | Nominee |
| Best Situation Comedy | Becky Martin, Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong, Izzy Mant | Nominee |
| Best Situation Comedy | Robert Popper, Tristram Shapeero, Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
| Best Situation Comedy | Phil Clarke, Andrew O'Connor | Nominee |
Rose d'Or
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best European Sitcom | Peep Show | Winner |
British Academy Television Craft Awards
2 nominations
| Best Writer | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
| Best Writer: Comedy | Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong | Nominee |
RTS Craft & Design Awards
2 nominations
| Tape and Film Editing - Entertainment & Situation Comedy | Mark Davies, Mark Everson | Nominee |
| Tape and Film Editing - Entertainment & Situation Comedy | Mark Everson | Nominee |