Barry is quietly having its best season and it only keeps getting better.
HBO's Barry is having its best season yet. The lengthy gap between its second and third season (thanks again Covid) allowed creative team Bill Hader...
Better Call Saul’s Plan and Execution is an tense and moving watch.
If you've seen the mid-season finale of Better Call Saul then you're probably still sat aghast. I spent its closing moments with my hand clasped...
Better Call Saul ‘Rock and Hard Place’ delivers heart stopping action
During its fifth season, a conversation arose about whether Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul was actually a better show than its predecessor....
Call My Agent! British remake stands on its own but perhaps lacks the bite of the original.
Why remake perfection? This is what many Call My Agent! fans asked when it was announced that a British version of the hit French Netflix series was...
Heartstopper allows us to reflect on our own high school days while giving the floor to todays teens
“Do you ever feel like you’re only doing things because everyone else is, and you’re scared to change?” This kind of sentiment is something often...
The Sex Lives of The College Girls is brilliant if you can past the awkward title.
Before I can review this charming, unpredictable and warm-hearted new show from HBO Max, I have to address the title. The Sex Lives of College Girls...
Shining Girls is a rewarding watch designed to keep you guessing.
For a large chunk of its opening episode, you may not be quite sure of what is going on during Shining Girls. Beginning on a genuinely creepy note,...
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe brilliantly tells this stranger fiction true story that you won’t believe really happend.
THE events featured in The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe are so barmy that if they hadn’t really happened, this drama would be billed under the...
Apple’s anthology Roar displays some real promise but is consistently uneven.
AppleTV+ have been quietly putting out a stable of consistent anthology series to go with their mammoth dramas – Little America was one of the best...
Season 2 of Russian Doll doesn’t need to exist but I think I’m glad it does
Before I can review the new season of Russian Doll I need to address the elephant in the room. Does the season need to exist? The first season of...
Derry Girls is Still as Vital and Funny as they prepare to say goodbye
In a haze of Tribe perfume and Heather Shimmer lipstick, Derry Girls returns to Channel 4 this week for its third series and final series - causing...
Pachinko tells an epic and intimate story that must be seen by everyone
A wise man famously (the wise man is, FX Chairman John Landgraf) dropped the term “Peak TV”. It was a term to describe the sheer volume of shows...
The rise and rise of Apple TV+: Why the streamer is a must.
Co-written by site Editor Luke Knowles and Site Contributor Amy Beth. *Contains spoilers for season one of Severance* “You know, my mother was an...
Spooks at 20: A look at the show that took risks few shows would.
You can’t beat a catchy slogan. ‘MI5, Not 9-to-5’ exclaimed the trailers and advertising promotion for a new BBC spy drama that promised to bring...
Prophecy, parody, and Chris Morris: Brass Eye at 25
When people talk about the satire of even the recent past, the most common response is that today, it wouldn’t even pass as satire. Since The Thick...
Celebrating The Office: How this British work of comedy genius launched a new template for other great comedies.
This piece was co-authored by CustardTV Editor Luke Knowles and site contributor Eamon Hennedy It's difficult to say where 'cringe comedy' came...
Who Should Win at this year’s BAFTA TV Awards?
The Nominations for this year's BAFTA TV Awards are out. https://www.thecustardtv.com/its-a-sin-stath-lets-flats-and-help-lead-bafta-nominations/...
Looking back at The West Wing and how it shaped my view of how the world could work.
Before the events of the Russia/Ukraine war, I had written a piece about how The West Wing demonstrates the importance of language. About how in a...
How The Royle Family changed comedy forever and in the process gave us the most authentic British family ever captured on screen.
Inclusivity is a good thing. A lot is made of the importance of people seeing themselves represented on screen. As a disabled person, I'm seeing...
Fast paced dialogue wins legions of fans. Celebrating the brilliance of Amy Sherman-Palladino
When The Marvelous Mrs Maisel won Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as for writing and direction and its creator Amy Sherman-Palladino...
Why did Pam & Tommy fail to generate the conversation it deserved?
When I wrote my first review of Pam & Tommy the rest of the world had yet to see it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Seeing past its more outlandish...
How will Killing Eve’s final season kiss Eve and Villanelle’s relationship goodbye?” to tie it directly into the new season.
As Killing Eve careers towards its end, with the arrival of the 4th and final season, fans of the show are inevitably questioning how the thriller...
How Russell T. Davies revolutionised TV queerness
One of the scenes I remember most vividly from Cucumber, Russell T. Davies' underrated 2015 mini-series - which could somewhat reductively be called...
‘Shipping’ and the power of the will they won’t they in TV. From Star Trek to Succession: Why we’ll never stop rooting for our favourite couples.
For most people these days, “shipping” is when an online shop adds half the price of your shopping cart which allows you to have a delivery person...
‘Detectorists’ to return to the BBC
After a five year absence, triple BAFTA-winning comedy, Detectorists, is to return later this year for a one-off 75-minute special. A warm, funny,...
Sarah Lancashire’s Julia to return for second season.
Sarah Lancashire is to return for a second season of HBO Max's re-telling of Julia Child's life story in Julia Executive Producers Chris Keyser...
Paramount Plus to launch in the UK.
We've got Peacock (available for free through Sky and NOW) and now we have a date for another US streamer, Paramount Plus. The CBS backed streamer...
Apple confirms cast for season 2 of The AfterParty
Apple TV+ have confirmed cast details for the second series of their comedy murder mystery series The AfterParty from Christoper Miller. The...
Alma’s Not Normal to return for Series Two
BBC Two announced this week that Alma's not Normal is to return for a series two. Created, written by and starring Sophie Wilan, the series focuses...
Alex Horne’s Horn section get their own Channel 4 show.
Channel 4 is today announcing the commission of The Horne Section TV Show. The new six-part scripted comedy series is written by and starring Alex...