Murder is murder. You stop believing that, and we might as well not be fighting the war.” Not long ago, I was watching Foyle’s War, and my wife derided it as “an old people’s programme.” I was indignantly making my case that actually, no it isn’t thank you very much,...
In 2006, the BBC took quite a big gamble. In a TV landscape where safe procedurals like New Tricks and a revamped Silent Witness were big hitters, Life on Mars, which saw a modern-day policeman transported back to 1973 didn't exactly fit. It helped, though, that that...
It's that time of year again. We asked our website and podcast contributors to provide a list of their favourite TV of the year. Below our the individual entries from each contributor and we will be revealing the Top 10 on our end of the year podcast as well as on...
TV in 2025 has been a mixed bag. Mostly that's because a lot of our favourite shows or shows we'd been anticipating didn't live up to our expectations. Notably, the second season of The Last Of Us, I'm still not sure what happened there. The third season of The White...
Years ago, my friends spent months urging me to watch a new show on Channel 4 called The Handmaid’s Tale. I resisted with complete confidence. I won’t like it, I insisted. Not only that, but I was unequivocal in my opinion that it would be too dark, too bleak, too...
There are two types of people in the world: those who use subtitles and those who do not. OK, perhaps there are more insightful metrics that define us, but subtitles represent a generational divide. Given that older people are more prone to hearing difficulties, you...
I am not a hard man, I admit it, the thought of violence exploding around me, makes me instinctively look for a teacher to tell. But… I bloody love Gangs of London. Yes, the most balletic of extremely violent TV series is back for its third series on Sky Atlantic/Now...
If anything good came from the global pandemic in 2020, it would have to be The White Lotus. Its creator Mike White has spoken of being tasked by HBO to concoct an idea that would involve one location and be COVID-friendly; the product of this brief was The White...
Almost 3 years ago, the first season of Apple TV’s Severance, a sci-fi thriller about a procedure that separates your work memories from your personal ones was released to critical and fan acclaim. Now, with the second season on the horizon, we thought it appropriate...
It's that time of year again. We asked our website and podcast contributors to provide a Top 10 of their favourite TV of the year. Below our the individual entries from each contributor and we will be revealing the Top 10 on our end of the year podcast as well as on...
"Are you a Traitor?" So says Claudia Winkleman from the trailers, the mysterious posters and social media dropping in late December… It sounds good, doesn’t it? It sounds dangerous…hinting at a touch of planning, scheming, and delicious betrayal…. It sounds a lot...
Television in 2024 felt different. Things slowed down. You could feel broadcasters and streaming platforms straining to deliver the volume of shows we've been accustomed to and the heavy reliance on making shows out 'existing IP' made a lot of the output feel lazy,...
The View from Inside. The State We’re In. What do the following amazing shows have in common? The Mormons are Coming, Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara Ó Briain, The Secret Life of 4- and 5-Year Old’s and Dickinson’s Real Deal? No, it’s not that they all offer to...
November is a surprisingly busy month for impressive new and returning television. So here is a good guide of what to expect so you don't miss the big stuff. Day of the Jackal Thursday 7th November 2024 Sky Atlantic - I recently wrote an opinion piece (which I...
I'm fed up of saying television is in a strange place at the moment. We're all in our little silos watching things on all different platforms, sampling some new stuff, or perhaps revisiting shows we've loved and it never feels like everyone is on the same page. I...
In an age where new series come and go in the blink of an eye, it's worth remembering that some of the best series are close-ended. The mini or 'limited' series which asks very little of you in terms of commitment but deliver a concise and satisfying story. I've put...
This week the news broke that Kaos, the Greek god-themed fantasy starring Jeff Goldblum - which debuted just 5 weeks ago - has been cancelled by Netflix. It joins a pile which is growing faster than my floordrobe, of fantasy shows which have been cancelled after 1...
As we reach the midpoint of the year, how did that happen? You might be looking for something to watch as the Olympics loom. Here are the best shows of the year (so far). First some honourable mentions that I know the rest of the wider team loved that I didn't take...
Netflix recently announced that its period romance Bridgerton broke all previous viewership records for the streamer. When the first part of season 3 dropped in May, it garnered 45 million views in its first weekend and is currently riding high on top of the streaming...
Recently, when Netflix used its upfronts presentation to entice advertisers to side with them, there were a lot of high-profile announcements. One, however, seemed buried, almost an afterthought. In a strangely worded press release, the mega-streamer confirmed their...
Mr Bates vs. the Post Office is ITV’s Biggest New Drama in Over a Decade Beating Downton Abbey Launch. It has sparked outrage and has got parliament talking. And all on traditional television when we're all told no one is watching. It would take a great deal of effort...
On the 12 of October 1979, a revolution in television occurred. A man sat down to introduce a relatively new talk show. He had prepared for it well in advance and the arrival of the show on the airwaves and his inclusion in it had been seen as both a novelty and a...
As we say goodbye to 2023, we thought we'd pay tribute to the best shows of the year by publishing all of our team's Top 10 shows of the year that was then combined for our ultimate list of the year. Have a read and tell us who you agree with. Amy Beth @chandelierbing...
Unbelievably, we've reached the end of the year. A time to reflect and champion the best television had to offer. Perhaps more so than every other year when I compile the list, I don't feel as if there's a definitive show of the year. The final season of Succession...