The odd couple

QUIRKY comedies rarely have much of a lifespan, but this week sees Peep Show (Friday, Channel 4, 10pm) return for a seventh series.

And while the long-running show does fulfil the first rule of life about nothing being as good as it used to be, the opening episode of the new run would suggest that David Mitchell and Robert Webb are still starring in the best British sitcom around. They are the most entertaining oddball flatmates since Oscar and Felix.

And for those who’ve seen their rather lame sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look, fret not. Peep Show is largely the creation of writers Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with the two actors just throwing in suggestions along the way. It obviously works better that way.