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In a cod-medieval realm where magic is real, a stranded office temp, Brian (James Buckley), signs up for the Munty city guard reserves, unaware that a diabolical threat is coalescing in a nearby forest. The third season finale of the fantasy-spoofing sitcom starts with bumbling and bickering, but builds to a surprisingly epic climax.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 21st November 2018James Buckley won't let kids watch The Inbetweeners
James Buckley says his kids will "never" be allowed to watch the sitcom, because he doesn't want to lose what "little respect" he has from them already.
Female First, 20th November 2018The Inbetweeners to host 10 year birthday show
The cast of The Inbetweeners are to reunite to feature in a two-hour Channel 4 show celebrating the success of the sitcom.
British Comedy Guide, 14th November 2018The fantasy sitcom starring James Buckley as an office drone cast into a magical parallel world returns for a third series in which Howell and Brian have swapped realms. Mild amusement ensues, but a decent cast that includes Steve Coogan and a manic Paul Kaye is not well served by the workmanlike writing.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 17th October 2018Who are the joke police & are they killing comedy?
Jennifer Saunders and James Buckley are the latest public figures to claim comedy is being stifled thanks to PC culture, or as Buckley refers to them "the joke police."
Kate Stone, Funny Women, 17th October 2018James Buckley: Steve Coogan is my hero
Acting alongside his hero Steve Coogan in the new series of fantasy-comedy Zapped was a dream come true for Inbetweeners star James Buckley.
What's On TV, 12th October 2018Stop tring to make an Inbetweeners reunion happen
Let things die - we'll always have the repeats.
Alex Finnis, i Newspaper, 29th May 2018Inbetweeners Series 4 rumours are false
There are no plans to make a fourth series of hit sitcom The Inbetweeners, despite rumours sparked by star James Buckley today.
British Comedy Guide, 6th May 2018Zapped Series 3 confirmed
Fantasy-based sitcom Zapped is to return to channel Dave for a third series. Six new episodes are being filmed for broadcast later in 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2018All the jokes in Zapped, this formulaic farce have been done decades ago and much better by the late Sir Terry Pratchett in his Discworld novels.
Mind you, Sir Terry's imagination was so fecund that he didn't leave much space for his successors.
James Buckley plays an inept office worker who ends up in a world of swords and sorcery, under the drunken protection of a useless wizard (Paul Kaye).
Beset by fake soothsayers, devious politicians and thuggish city guards, he's dismayed to discover that even the magic doesn't work properly.
Fantasy sitcom has been done brilliantly by the live- action puppet series Yonderland, over on Sky. Zapped simply feels derivative.
On the other hand, it does feature doltish coppers with dainty wings called Fairies and wizards with Jethro Tull beards.
That's got to be worth a titter. Just don't expect too many laughs and you won't be disappointed.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 13th October 2017