Samantha Spiro
- 55 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Martin Fishback review
Fergus Craig stuck viral gold during lockdown with his alter-ego Martin, the worst kind of middle-class, self-important boomer, making shouty video calls to his student son. Now wise BBC executives have commissioned this 15-minute taster to bring this socially inept twerp to a wider audience.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th February 2022Fergus Craig brings Martin Fishback character to BBC Two
BBC Two has ordered Martin Fishback, a pilot starring Fergus Craig as a tactless middle class dad who has ambitions to become a crime writer.
British Comedy Guide, 28th January 2022Sex Education Series 3 review
Teenage kicks have never been more smart - or more rude.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 17th September 2021Lee Mack sitcom Semi-Detached axed, as comic makes Soccer Aid film
Lee Mack's sitcom Semi-Detached has been cancelled by the BBC, while the comic has started making an ITV football documentary.
British Comedy Guide, 18th June 2021Sex Education star flies off of balcony in show stunt
Sex Education star Samantha Spiro was seen flying off a balcony in a jaw-dropping stunt on the set of the Netflix show.
Kala Paul-Worika, The Sun, 18th February 2021Semi-Detached review
Lee Mack as a wedding DJ having a midlife crisis? It sounds naff, but it's like Birdman - if Birdman were set in a cream sitting room.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 8th August 2020Semi-Detached with Lee Mack review
The gimmick of Lee Mack's new sitcom is that all the action happens in real time - though whether audiences would appreciate, or even notice, the restriction that writers David Crow and Oliver Maltman have imposed on themselves remains to be seen.
Bruce Dessau, Chortle, 6th August 2020Semi-Detached review
In some respects, this BBC sitcom channels elements of the sadcom - but the moments aren't frequent or long enough to actually make us care.
Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 6th August 2020Semi-Detached, episode 1, review
Lee Mack's suburban sadsack makes for solid sitcom fare.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 6th August 2020Semi-Detached review
Promising concept and cast let down by shortage of laughs.
Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 6th August 2020