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.” Read more & comment »

Like The Office before it, Simon Pegg’s Channel 4 sitcom, Spaced will be adapted into an American version by US network, Fox.

Having starred in recent box office hits such as Hot Fuzz, Run Fatboy Run and of course Shaun Of The Dead, things just can’t get much better for Mr Pegg, can they!

Doctor Who actor, David Tennant’s next role will be as a driving instructor in a new BBc movie written by spaced actress, Jessica Stevenson.

Jessica will also play the part of Bev, a miserable housewife who has failed her driving test eight times. Unsurprisingly she develops a crush on David’s character and the fun begins there.

Jessica said the film was based on personal experience as it took her a painstaking TEN years to get her driving test….glad I don’t travel with her!