Junkies

David Quantick, over on Twitter, reminded me the other day of his online sitcom Junkies. It starred Sally Phillips, Peter Serafinowicz, Kevin Eldon, and Peter Baynham. It was written by David and Jane Bussman, and appeared on the internet in 2000.

I remember waiting days for the Real Video file to download, when watching video, let alone a sitcom, on the internet was a novel thing to do. I think it arrived in 300 x 150 resolution, some time in 2002.

But look at it now, decades later, all crisp and lovely. And well worth a watch.

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