Matt is joined by site contributors Mo Walker and Dawn Glenn to review Now and Then from Apple TV+, Life and Beth on Disney+ and Channel 4 comedies Spreadsheet and Big Boys. They also bid a fond farewell to Derry Girls. Listen to "#345: Now & Then, Life...
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 and Alec Beg not only to go back and tweak elements of the scripts of season 3 they weren't entirely happy with but...
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 over my mouth as if I'd just witnessed something horrific. Thinking about it now, with a few days to let the episode sink...
PICKS OF THE WEEK Gentlemen Jack Sunday 29th May BBC One *Final Episode* Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall Sunday 29th May Sky Crime *Final Episode* The Sex Lives of College Girls Sunday 29th May ITV2 *Final Episode* Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Monday...
Matt is joined by site contributors to review Sally Rooney adaptation Conversations with Friends from BBC Three and HULU. HBO's The Time Traveller's Wife on Sky Atlantic. The Essex Serpent from Apple TV+ and single drama Floodlights on BBC Two. Listen to "#344:...
PICKS OF THE WEEK Gentlemen Jack Sunday 22nd May BBC One Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall Sunday 22nd May Sky Crime The Sex Lives of College Girls Sunday 22nd May ITV2 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Monday 23rd May Sky Comedy Barry Monday 23rd May Sky...
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 atheist. She used to say that there was good news and bad news about hell. The good news is hell is just a product of the...
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 slick intelligent thrills to prime time British television. Brilliantly produced teaser trailers dotted the BBC for weeks...
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, honey dripped drama Detectorists follows the travails of two metal detecting hobbyists, Lance and Andy, as they negotiate...
Matt and Luke are joined by site contributor Dawn Glenn to review The Staircase from HBO Max and Sky Atlantic, The Pentaverate and Clark on Netflix. On the eve of the BAFTA TV Awards, they offer their predictions for winners. Apple Podcasts Spotify Listen to "#343:...
PICKS OF THE WEEK Gentlemen Jack Sunday 15th May BBC One The Sex Lives of College Girls Sunday 15th May ITV2 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Monday 16th May Sky Comedy Barry Monday 16th May Sky Comedy Better Call Saul Tuesday 17th May Netflix Derry GIrls Tuesday...
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 and Daniel Goldfarb said, “Julia Child tends to make people happy. In a bleak world, she is a welcome balm. Making this...
Luke returns to the podcast to join Matt and site contributor Sophie Davies to review the return of Barry on Sky Comedy. Amazon's UK remake of Call my Agent Ten Percent, Shining Girls on Apple TV+ and new BBC One comedy Here We Go. Apple Podcasts Spotify Listen to...
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 will arrive in the UK on Wednesday 22nd June. Paramount has announced that the service - home to not only the various...
PICKS OF THE WEEK The BAFTA TV Awards Sunday 8th May BBC One Gentlemen Jack Sunday 8th May BBC One The Sex Lives of College Girls Sunday 8th May ITV2 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Monday 9th May Sky Comedy Barry Monday 9th May Sky Comedy Better Call Saul Tuesday...
Apple TV+ have confirmed cast details for the second series of their comedy murder mystery series The AfterParty from Christoper Miller. The announcement also confirms that season 1 stars Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao will reprise their roles as Aniq and Zoe. The pair...
During its fifth season, a conversation arose about whether Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul was actually a better show than its predecessor. Breaking Bad is my favourite TV show of all time, it blew my tiny mind but even I started to question it. What I loved...
Matt is joined by site contributors Sophie Davies and Mo Walker to review the return of Russian Doll on Netflix. The return of Inside No.9 on BBC Two. New comedy from Steve Coogan and Sarah Solemani titled Chivalry on Channel 4 and HBO Max comedy The Sex Lives of...
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 being made. A fabulous comedy about acting agents and the diva-like behaviour of the celebrities they were tasked with...
“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 reflected among teenagers and young adults as they try to find their way in the world and who they are. This feeling is...
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 is a terrible title for a show. It conjures up all sorts of things that, thankfully, the show doesn't go anywhere near....
PICKS OF THE WEEK Gentlemen Jack Sunday 1st May April BBC One The Sex Lives of College Girls Sunday 1st May ITV2 Winning Time: The Rise of the Laker Dynasty Monday 2nd May Sky Comedy Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Monday 2nd May Sky Comedy Barry Monday 2nd May Sky...
PICKS OF THE WEEK Gentlemen Jack Sunday 24th April BBC One The Sex Lives of College Girls Sunday 24th April ITV2 Gaslit Sunday 24th April StarzPlay Winning Time: The Rise of the Laker Dynasty Monday 25th April Sky Atlantic Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Monday...
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 series draws you into its mystery and utilisation of particular genre tropes thanks to some superlative deployment...