About this season
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.
Episodes (7)
1. High Flier
Aired 28 February 1992
Dexter's new job isn't what he thought it was, and Vince's wind-up hamburger toy venture winds him up in trouble.
2. Witness
Aired 6 March 1992
Freddy becomes a crucial witness to a serious burglary, and Karen wants to tap into the lucrative American tourism market.
3. Tango
Aired 13 March 1992
Rivalry between Spatz and Blimpy's raises its ugly head again, when TJ and Willis agree to hold a ballroom dancing competition.
4. Extortion
Aired 20 March 1992
The local mafia put the squeeze on the Spatz management, and while TJ wants to take a stand, Karen is all for giving the mobsters what they want.
5. The Curse of Karen
Aired 27 March 1992
Karen's mean-spiritedness backfires when an old woman puts a curse on her, and the rest of the staff prepare for a visit from Lenny the Lion.
6. Driving Miss Wesley
Aired 3 April 1992
Debbie's boyfriend Derek thinks she's seeing another man, and so takes a job as a security guard so he can watch her. Meanwhile, the rest of the staff take to assembling Christmas crackers for a bit of extra cash.
7. Poetry & Music
Aired 10 April 1992
Vince is in love, the buskers are in trouble, and TJ and Karen are under the mistletoe.