Spatz
Spatz

Spatz

1990 3 Seasons 33 Episodes ⭐ 6.3 Comedy

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.

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Royal Visit

It's opening day at Spatz, London’s latest fast-food sensation. But with only 4 hours to go, the manager, TJ Stricklan

EP 2

Sound of Musak

Heavy metal man Vince Powers quickly changes his tune when he realises that the girl he’s got a crush on, Chloe, is a

EP 3

Toni's Tall Tale

Toni Gordon is a girl with a problem. Two problems, actually: one, her mother and two, her father. The reason? In a mome

EP 4

Karen's Birthday

Karen takes a tip from the Spatz Tokyo outlet and introduces an early morning exercise programme designed to keep the ha

EP 5

Local Hero

While Karen racks her brains dreaming up yet more publicity gimmicks, TJ's much-derided first aid class gets a shot in t

EP 6

Death of a Spatzman

Dexter sets his sights high when TV soap star Cindy Stewart blows in for a bite at the restaurant. The question is, will

EP 7

The Wild Brunch

A gang of teenage hoodlums starts hanging around the restaurant and Karen orders TJ to get rid of them. But when the sel

EP 8

Greenpieces

A protest group calling itself Planetwatch pickets the restaurant, ruining Karen's quarterly profit figures. It may be f

EP 9

Clowning Around

TJ conjures up a plan for Spatz to host kids' parties and reckons he’s come up with a wizard scheme. But as usual (sin

EP 10

The Strike

The staff of Spatz is revolting. When Vince discovers that rival hamburger chain Blimpy's is paying their staff 10p more

EP 11

Sing For Your Supper

The staff are used to Karen calling the tune, but there's dischord in the ranks when she instructs the staff to sing out

EP 12

Smart Cookies

A battle of wits is in danger of escalating into an all-out war when TJ challenges Ivor Willis, the manager of Blimpy's,

EP 13

Bye Bye TJ

TJ gets promoted. It seems like great news, but the downside is he's got to return to Canada (that's somewhere just nort

EP 1

Star Attraction

Freddy joins the Spatz team as they prepare to welcome football star, Gary Lineker - but is Dexter really the friend of

EP 2

Karen's Mother

Karen rashly tells her mother that she is engaged to TJ, and the staff get to grips with Spatz's new weapon in the fast-

EP 3

Time and Efficiency

Karen calls in an expert to help improve efficiency levels, and Freddy frets about her relationship with boyfriend, Dave

EP 4

The Poster

Karen has her sights set on marriage, and the other staff have their eyes on a cash prize.

EP 5

Fire Alarm

TJ's girlfriend, Julie, fills in at the restaurant when Vince goes AWOL, and the staff deal with the annoyance of a faul

EP 6

The Siege

Four doughnuts are missing - and it's not long before the Spatz staff start disappearing too, as an armed man begins tak

EP 7

Debbie's Wedding

Debbie has finally agreed to marry her boyfriend, Derek, and Vince can see the money-making potential if he is given per

EP 8

Talent Contest

TJ is in trouble with Karen when he allows a talent contest to be held in Spatz.

EP 9

Things That Go...

The staff come to the conclusion the restaurant is haunted, while TJ and Karen prepare for the annual Spatz costume ball

EP 10

Charlie

An important food critic is coming to review the Spatz menu, and a young boy has become separated from his parents.

EP 11

Loot

Karen has lost her contact lens, the bank manager has lost his marbles, and Freddy has managed to lose £3,000 - twice.

EP 12

From Russia with Love

A Russian delegation comes to visit Spatz, and Vince goes into the black-market perfume business.

EP 13

Takeover

Louis Frapelli has gambled away the London branch of Spatz, and it now belongs to bitter rival, Roland Blimpy. The staff

EP 1

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.

EP 2

Witness

Freddy becomes a crucial witness to a serious burglary, and Karen wants to tap into the lucrative American tourism marke

EP 3

Tango

Rivalry between Spatz and Blimpy's raises its ugly head again, when TJ and Willis agree to hold a ballroom dancing compe

EP 4

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

EP 5

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

EP 6

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. Me

EP 7

Poetry & Music

Vince is in love, the buskers are in trouble, and TJ and Karen are under the mistletoe.

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