Spatz facts for kids
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| Created by | Andrew Bethell |
| Starring | Vas Blackwood Jennifer Calvert Stephanie Charles Jonathan Copestake Sue Devaney Joe Greco Paul Michael Katy Murphy Ling Tai |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom (Season 1 to 3) Canada (Season 1) |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 33 |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Thames Television |
| Distributor | Fremantle |
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| Original network | ITV Network (Children's ITV) |
| Original release | 21 February 1990 – 10 April 1992 |
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| Related shows | Mike & Angelo |
Spatz is a children's comedy series that ran on Children's ITV 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 on a fast food restaurant situated in a fictional shopping mall in Cricklewood, London. It was operated by two Canadians, Karen Hansson (Jennifer Calvert), Spatz International's self-centered European Co-ordinator, and Thomas "TJ" Strickland (Paul Michael), the restaurant's kind-hearted manager. Vas Blackwood, Stephanie Charles, Jonathan Copestake, Sue Devaney, Joe Greco, Katy Murphy, Ling Tai and Samantha Womack appeared as Spatz restaurant employees. Guest stars included David Harewood, Rhys Ifans, Gary Lineker, Danny John-Jules and Nicholas Parsons.
Old Skool Weekend
On 6 January 2013, an episode of Spatz from 1992 ("Tango", the third episode of Series 3) was repeated on CITV as part of its 30th anniversary.
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