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Avaruuden tuntua
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Beginnings

  • Episode aired Sep 24, 1999
  • TV-14
  • 24m
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7.8/10
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Jessica Hynes in Avaruuden tuntua (1999)
Comedy

Daisy Steiner and Tim Bisley meet by chance and hatch a plan to pose as a couple to rent an apartment whose landlord requires a professional couple.Daisy Steiner and Tim Bisley meet by chance and hatch a plan to pose as a couple to rent an apartment whose landlord requires a professional couple.Daisy Steiner and Tim Bisley meet by chance and hatch a plan to pose as a couple to rent an apartment whose landlord requires a professional couple.

  • Director
    • Edgar Wright
  • Writers
    • Jessica Hynes
    • Simon Pegg
  • Stars
    • Jessica Hynes
    • Simon Pegg
    • Bill Bailey
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edgar Wright
    • Writers
      • Jessica Hynes
      • Simon Pegg
    • Stars
      • Jessica Hynes
      • Simon Pegg
      • Bill Bailey
    • 2User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes in Avaruuden tuntua (1999)
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    Simon Pegg in Avaruuden tuntua (1999)
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    Jessica Hynes in Avaruuden tuntua (1999)
    Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes in Avaruuden tuntua (1999)
    Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes in Avaruuden tuntua (1999)
    Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes in Avaruuden tuntua (1999)
    Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes in Avaruuden tuntua (1999)
    Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes in Avaruuden tuntua (1999)
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    Jessica Hynes
    Jessica Hynes
    • Daisy Steiner
    • (voice)
    • (as Jessica Stevenson)
    • …
    Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg
    • Tim Bisley
    Bill Bailey
    Bill Bailey
    • Bilbo Bagshot
    Katy Carmichael
    • Twist Morgan
    Julia Deakin
    • Marsha Klein
    Nick Frost
    Nick Frost
    • Mike Watt
    Mark Heap
    Mark Heap
    • Brian Topp
    James Lance
    James Lance
    • Richard
    Peter Serafinowicz
    Peter Serafinowicz
    • Duane Benzie
    Anna Wilson-Jones
    Anna Wilson-Jones
    • Sarah
    Andy Hollis
    Andy Hollis
    • Sleeping Ex-Flatmate Who Nearly Wakes Up
    • (uncredited)
    Jim Imber
    • Sleeping Ex-Flatmate
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Wright
    Edgar Wright
    • First Sleeping Ex-flatmate
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edgar Wright
    • Writers
      • Jessica Hynes
      • Simon Pegg
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      While reciting Tim's personal details, Daisy says he has a younger sister called Katy (who used his Batman comics to decorate her go-cart). In real life Simon Pegg has a younger sister called Katy.
    • Goofs
      When Daisy and Tim are walking along discussing their respective backgrounds, the street goes from dry to wet then back to dry in successive shots.
    • Quotes

      Daisy Steiner: What do you do Brain?

      Brian Topp: An artist.

      Tim Bisley: I'm an artist!

      Daisy Steiner: Oh, what kind of thing do you do?

      Brian Topp: Anger.

      [Brian in creepy anger-laden montage]

      Brian Topp: Pain.

      [Brian in creepy pain-laden montage]

      Brian Topp: Fear

      [Brian in creepy fear-laden montage]

      Brian Topp: Aggression.

      [Brian in creepy aggression-laden montage]

      Brian Topp: [Tim and Daisy stare blankly, hesitant and terribly freaked out]

      Daisy Steiner: Ww... water colours, or...?

      Brian: It's a bit more complex than that.

      Daisy: Tim does cartoons.

      Tim: It's a bit more complex than that.

    • Connections
      Featured in Avaruuden tuntua: Help (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      The Weekend Starts Here
      Performed by Fatboy Slim

    User reviews2

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    6/10
    A solid start.
    Tim and Daisy randomly meet one day, both in need of a flat, both wanting one that requires a professional couple, the pair must unite.

    It's been years since I watched this when it first went out, and in watching it for the first time since, I remember it being super funny, and pretty original.

    It's like a role call of British comedy talent, more quality here than you can shake a stick at, I love how young Simon Pegg looks.

    It's a good start, it introduces the characters well, it sets the tone, which is wonderfully surreal, and we get a few laughs, it gets a lot funnier.

    6/10.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1999 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 107A Myddleton Road, Wood Green, London, England, UK(exteriors: Daisy's flat)
    • Production companies
      • London Weekend Television (LWT)
      • Paramount Comedy Channel
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    • Runtime
      24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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