This week The Custard TV got to have a brief chat with Shane Richie where he told us all about his new National Lottery game show Win Your Wish List plus how he keeps going during pantomime season. Can you explain the idea behind Win Your Wish List? We all have a Wish...
Thecustard Chats to Sally Wainwright about the return of Last Tango in Halifax
After receiving praise from viewers and critics alike, Sally Wainwright's Last Tango in Halifax returns to BBC One on Sunday. The third series catches up with newly married Alan and Celia as Alan's daughter Gillian heads out on a date with a mystery man and Celia's...
Thecustard chats to ‘Our Girl’ writer Tony Grounds
Sunday saw the heartbreaking conclusion of BBC1's Our Girl. The story, which followed on from the original pilot in 2013, starred Lacey Turner as newly qualified Army Medic Molly Dawes. The Five-part drama followed Molly on her first deployment to Afghanistan and...
David Morrissey talks ‘The Driver’
Tuesday sees the start of a tense new three-part drama called 'The Driver' starring David Morrissey. Taxi driver Vince McKee and his estranged wife Ros have blamed themselves ever since their son Tim cut ties with the family, and now they live separate...
CUSTARD TV PODCAST INTERVIEW: Joe Bispham (Educating the East End)
Following in the hugely successful footsteps of Educating Essex and Yorkshire the Educating series moves to the East End of London to capture every detail of life at Frederick Bremer School in Walthamstow. In this special interview we chat to Joe Bispham who became...
Educating the East End: TheCustards chats to Mr. Bispham
Thursday sees the return of the hugely popular Educating series. The programme has spawned the hits Educating Essex in 2011 and the hugely successful Educating Yorkshire in 2013 which has scooped BAFTA's, National Television Awards and critical and viewer acclaim....
CUSTARD TV PODCAST INTERVIEW: Jimmy McGovern
Last night saw a new thought provoking drama from acclaimed writer Jimmy McGovern, one of my TV heroes. In this illuminating podcast Jimmy discusses his decision to tackle the Joint Enterprise Law as well as his advice for new writers. A must listen for lovers of TV...
Jimmy McGovern: ‘I hate writing page one.”
Sunday sees a powerful new drama from the wonderful Jimmy McGovern. Common stars Nico Mirallegro as seventeen year old Johnjo O’Shea who finds his world turned upside down when he gives his friends a lift for a pizza. The consequences of that one act have a...
TheCustard chats to Tina’s Killer.
Michelle Keegan’s exit from Coronation Street has been heavily trailed by ITV for weeks but last night viewers finally found out the identity of Tina McIntyre’s killer. After an intense showdown on the builder’s yard balcony, Tina was pushed off the edge by Rob...
TheCustard chats to Michelle Keegan about Coronation Street Exit.
Next week Michelle Keegan bows out of Coronation Street in spectacular style as Tina McIntyre falls to her death at the hands of a familiar Weatherfield resident... The Custard TV were invited to a special press day earlier this week to watch the episodes that...
TheCustard chats to Sally Wainwright for Happy Valley.
Tuesday sees the start of a fantastic new six-part drama on BBC ONE The series, entitled Happy Valley centres around policewoman Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire). Catherine is the sergeant on duty when flustered and nervous accountant Kevin Weatherill (Steve...
John Simm on new role in Prey
Monday sees the start of an exciting new three-parter on ITV. Prey, stars John Simm as DS Marcus Farrow. Farrow is a normal family man who is forced to go on the run to clear his name. In an new interview with ITV John about what drew him to the role and the injury he...
CUSTARD TV PODCAST INTERVIEW: James Payne (Eastenders)
BBC EastEnders is back where it should be. It's the subject of much exciting chat with storylines that viewers have really got their teeth into. Tuesday night saw soap veteran Adam Woodyatt put in a stunning performance as Ian Beale discovered Daughter Lucy had been...
TheCustard chats to Prey writer Chris Lunt
Monday sees the start of a fantastic new three-part drama on ITV. Prey, stars John Simm (Exile, The Village) as policemen Marcus Farrow. Farrow is forced to go on the run to clear his name. Narrowly escaping police custody Farrow becomes an outlaw and begins a...
Thecustard chats to Jodie Whittaker about fireiry Sky drama The Smoke
Monday the 14th April sees the DVD release of Sky's exciting fire station drama The Smoke. Our reviewer Vicki Prior has supported this 8-part series from the word go and so was really excited to speak to star Jodie Whittaker about her role. Are you pleased with...
The Musketeers Series One Arrives on DVD.
When BBC1's new interpretation of The Musketeers began in mid-January a lot of people question whether the Sunday night 9pm slot was best for this family friendly series. Our reviewer commented The Musketeers dances the thin line between serious drama and...
Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman talk Rev return.
Popular BBC2 comedy Rev returns for a third series next week. Star Tom Hollander has been quoted as saying this could be the final series. In an interview for the BBC Tom and his on-screen wife Olivia Colman spoke about making the new series. Big Talk/Handle with...
TheCustard chats to Reece Shearsmith of The Widower.
© ITV Monday 17th March sees the start of a brilliant new three-part drama based on the real life events of serial killer Malcolm Webster. The Widower tells how, over a 13 year period Malcolm Webster set about poisoning and murdering his first wife, attempting to...
Douglas Henshall teases return of Shetland
Tuesday sees the return of gritty crime drama Shetland for a new run of 3 2-part stories. In a recent interview with the BBC, star Douglas Henshall spoke about returning to the Island for the new series. First of all, congratulations on the return of Shetland… Well...
Keeley Hawes on mysterious Line of Duty character.
Keeley Hawes has said she was unsure what to make of her latest character in the second series of Line of Duty which starts this February on BBC2. The highly anticipated second series sees Hawes play Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton. Denton appears to be...
TheCustard chats to Stephen Tompkinson of DCI Banks
Monday sees the return of ITV's gritty crime drama series DCI Banks. Recently I sat down with actor/producer Stephen Tompkinson to ask what we could expect from the new series and what it was like playing the iconic figure. With Helen settling into the team, Annie...
Thecustard chats to Martin Compston as Line of Duty arrives on DVD
When you think of Summer 2012 you probably think of the little sporting event that happened. Being the complete telly obsessive that I am, my memories of Summer 2012 are of the superb BBC2 drama Line of Duty. This fantastic drama series about the world of police...
Kris Marshall talks ‘Death in Paradise’.
Tuesday sees the return of sunny mystery drama Death in Paradise. However, fans of the first two series might be disappointed to learn that Ben Miller won't be reprising his role as DI Poole for the full run. In this interview new boy Kris Marshall talks about...
CUSTARD TV PODCAST INTERVIEW: Mathieu Karsenti (Composer)
In this special podcast I chat to TV & Film composer Mathieu Karsenti about making music for TV. Matt got his break into the industry with Sky's Got To Dance and really put together the Daft Punk Medley that the cast of EastEnders danced to for Children in...