‘Succession’ fans list all the ‘Peep Show’ references in the series

The cast of 'Succession' season four

Succession fans have shared a bunch of references to Peep Show from the HBO series.

Peep Show was co-created by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, who also collaborated together on Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. Armstrong later went on to create HBO’s Succession, which recently wrapped its fourth and final season.

Throughout Succession’s run, fans have highlighted various references to Peep Show, which starred David Mitchell and Robert Webb as dysfunctional flatmates Mark and Jeremy.

A number of these references have been listed by Twitter user @PodcastPharoahs, including a character called Stefan Strauss on the investigation committee in Succession season two. This same name was used for a character in Peep Show, who is the German head of JLB that is responsible for Mark losing his job.

In season four episode three, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) uses the term “Gregging” to describe the actions of Greg (Nicholas Braun), which is similar to the term “Jezzing” used for Jeremy in Peep Show.

During the third season, Logan Roy (Brian Cox) describes a character as being a “seat sniffer”, a term Mark used in Peep Show to describe his colleague Jeff (Neil Fitzmaurice).

You can check out more references below shared by fans.

Peep Show ran for nine seasons from 2003 to 2015 and received critical acclaim. A US remake featuring two female leads is currently in development at FX.

Following the Succession finale, cast members Brian Cox and Sarah Snook shared emotional farewell messages to the show.

“We have now come to the end,” Cox wrote on Instagram. “And what has been, in my career, certainly the greatest work experience ever. The harmony between crew and cast was truly amazing.

“It was on it’s way to become a great series but the Love and commitment from crew to cast and writers, made it memorable. I would like to thank all of us in the making and creating of this show from the very bottom of my heart. Yours ever Brian Cox.”

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