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A Birmingham artist has had the face of Peep Show character Mark Corrigan tattooed on his leg.

Tom Wagstaff made the lasting tribute to the Channel 4 show which follows the trials and tribulations of Corrigan, (David Mitchell) and best friend turned bete noire Jeremy 'Jez' Usborne (Robert Webb).

In one episode of the sitcom a delighted Jez offers to have Mark's name tattooed on to his body - but Mr Wagstaff has gone one further.

The work was completed by Mr Wagstaff's colleague at Modern Body Art in Corporation Street, Frances Joyce.

"I haven't been asked to do a Mark Corrigan previously so that tattoo was a one off and was tattooed on my clients leg," she said.

"I have tattooed some celebrity portraits in the past but they tend to be more cult figures like Wednesday Addams and I have a Mathilda from the movie Leon lined up."

The image appears to have been taken from an episode in which the normally straight-laced Mark is kicked out of a cinema for hitting a noisy youth on the back of the head at the cinema.

(Image: Channel 4)

Mr Wagstaff did not wish to talk about the tattoo but did take to Instagram to thank his colleague last weekend.

In return, with a nod to the socially awkward character, Ms Joyce replied with a line from the show: "You're a social freak. Remain in your compound. Thanks."

The Peep Show, written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain is currently in its ninth and final series.

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