Andrew Bethel
Director
Spatz (1990)
Season 3
Spatz is a children's comedy series that ran on CITV 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 around a fast food restaurant situated in a fictional shopping mall in Cricklewood, London. It was operated by two Canadians, Karen Hansson, Spatz International's European Co-ordinator, and Thomas "TJ" Strickland, the restaurant's manager. Vas Blackwood, Stephanie Charles, Jonathan Copestake, Sue Devaney, Joe Greco, Katy Murphy and Ling Tai appeared as Spatz restaurant employees. Guest stars included David Harewood, Rhys Ifans, Gary Lineker, Danny John-Jules and Nicholas Parsons.
Released Feb. 21, 1990
Episode 30 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.one-word-title, imdb.sitcom, imdb.fast-food-restaurant, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.laugh-track
Production Companies: Thames Television
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - High Flier
Dexter's new job isn't what he thought it was, and Vince's wind-up hamburger toy venture winds him up in trouble.
Feb. 28, 1992, midnight
S3E2 - Witness
Freddy becomes a crucial witness to a serious burglary, and Karen wants to tap into the lucrative American tourism market.
March 6, 1992, midnight
S3E3 - Tango
Rivalry between Spatz and Blimpy's raises its ugly head again, when TJ and Willis agree to hold a ballroom dancing competition.
March 13, 1992, midnight
S3E4 - Extortion
The local mafia put the squeeze on the Spatz management, and while TJ wants to take a stand, Karen is all for giving the mobsters what they want.
March 20, 1992, midnight
S3E5 - The Curse of Karen
Karen's mean-spiritedness backfires when an old woman puts a curse on her, and the rest of the staff prepare for a visit from Lenny the Lion.
March 27, 1992, midnight
S3E6 - Driving Miss Wesley
Debbie's boyfriend Derek thinks she's seeing another man, and so takes a job as a security guard so he can watch her. Meanwhile, the rest of the staff take to assembling Christmas crackers for a bit of extra cash.
April 3, 1992, midnight
S3E7 - Poetry & Music
Vince is in love, the buskers are in trouble, and TJ and Karen are under the mistletoe.
April 10, 1992, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Feb. 21, 1990
Last Air Date: April 10, 1992, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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