Friends spin-off Joey leaked to internet

The pilot episode of the Friends spin-off Joey has been leaked onto the internet - three months before it hits American TV screens.

Television website digitalspy.co.uk reports the first episode - which shows Matt LeBlanc's lovable character Joey Tribbiani, who moved to Los Angeles in the hope of boosting his acting career - has appeared on an unnamed website.

Almost 8,000 people have downloaded the pilot so far since it appeared on the site last week.