We told you last year that the huge Channel 4 hit comedy Spaced, was being remade for the American market, however, like everyone else at this point, we believed that the shows creator Simon Pegg would of course be involved with the revamp.

I can therefore understand Pegg’s outrage when the first he heard about his show moving stateside, was when he read it in a newspaper.

He said in a statement: “It is this flagrant snub and effective vote of no confidence in the very people that created the show that has caused such affront. If they don’t care about the integrity of the original, why call it Spaced?

“A simple phone call and a few reassurances might have helped to at least curtail the tide of indignation from fans and creators alike. I have, as of yet, heard nothing.”

He added that he was moved by the fans reaction to the move, saying: “The whole affair seems to have inspired some spirited debate and some heartening displays of loyalty and love.

“All this for a show which is almost ten years old is all rather wonderful and a vindication of all the blood, sweat and tears we shed in the creation.”