Spaced

Spaced is a British sit-com written by, and starring both Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes (credited at the time as Jessica Stevenson). The series contained references to many pop-culture and cult series, such as Doctor Who and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The shop in which Pegg's character works, for instance, has a door that is decorated to resemble the TARDIS. In a DVD commentary, it is noted that rather than just mere decoration, the stockroom on the other side of the door is noticeably bigger than the shop floor from which it opens.

Writer, actor and director Mark Gatiss, as well as John Simm, David Walliams and audio/parody actor Paul Putner also guest starred in the series. It has also been announced that Bill Bailey, who appeared in several episodes, will be starring in the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Both Pegg and Hynes starred alongside each other in the Eighth Doctor Big Finish audio drama, Invaders from Mars, which was written and directed by Gatiss. When Doctor Who was recommisioned, both would also go on to appear in the series on separate occasions. Pegg played The Editor in The Long Game, and Hynes played Joan Redfern in Human Nature and The Family of Blood, as well as her great-granddaughter Verity Newman in The End of Time. Pegg also narrated the first season of Doctor Who Confidential.