Huzzah! Why The Great is the riotous period drama you’ve been waiting for.
Seasoned viewers of period drama will be well aware that the past is a foreign country and that folk do things differently there. Even so, The Great...
Marriage revels in the complexities of everyday life.
Those of us who fell for Him & Her and Mum will have done so because of the unique writing from the creator of both shows Stefan...
Better Things: The brilliantly intimate comedy comes to end.
One of the best recent comedies is ending and it's entirely possible you haven't seen any of it. Pamela Adlon's brilliantly personal Better Things...
Under the Banner of Heaven uses a shocking crime to look deeper at religious beliefs.
After watching the first episode of “Under the Banner of Heaven,” I was admittedly sceptical. The first episode starts out slow, simply introducing...
Better Call Saul’s “Fun and Games’ reaches the full Saul Goodman
It's hard to pinpoint the exact moment I started to worry about Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn). The relationship between Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) and Kim is,...
Better Call Saul delivers one of TV’s most exhilarating and exhausting episodes in ‘Point and Shoot’.
One of the things I admire most about the Breaking Bad universe is how everything feels so methodically planned. In truth, when the Breaking Bad...
The Midwich Cuckoos proves adaptations can work as a homage to original whilst asking new questions.
Adaptations either work out extremely well and are applauded or they completely annoy the longstanding fanbase and divide any newcomers. Those...
The Undeclared War is telling a worryingly timely story.
While I don’t yet know whether The Undeclared War is BAFTA magnet Peter Kosminsky’s best work, after watching the opening episode, I am prepared to...
Borgen proves TV revivals can work.
Borgen is the best political series on television. It's not an area television drama dabbles in that often. There's the original House of Cards and...
Atlanta” isn’t in Atlanta anymore. But it’s still just as good.
Atlanta has always been a genre-defying show. The pilot episode leads you to believe otherwise, that the series is a straightforward comedy-drama...
Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building.
The first season of Only Murders in the Building was one of the best shows of last year. Funny, warm and with a new take on the mystery genre it was...
BBC drama Sherwood tells a uniquely British story about what happens when we let politics divide us.
The BBC's new crime drama Sherwood is brilliant. A starry cast, tackling a uniquely British story with an intriguing central mystery that feels tied...
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...
One Year In, Marvel’s TV Series Have Found a Formula That Works
At some point around ten years ago, Marvel Studios figured out a system that worked for them: take the formulaic plot structure inherent to...
Why I Want to Save Our Channels
"Great telly stays with you." I see television as a medium with the ability to bring us together more than any other. There's no greater feeling...
‘Maid’ the must-see Netflix drama that feels tender and timely.
Netflix dramas can be a strange breed. They're often bombastic and over the top like the strangely addictive YOU or they are sleeper hits that...
The BBC: Something’s Got to Give
Following the news that the licence fee will be frozen for two years, Robin Parker looks at where the BBC goes from here. It’s rapidly becoming less...
Helen Chambers is the MVP of ‘The Tourist’
In the fourth episode of the BBC's brilliant thriller The Tourist, rookie cop Helen Chambers admits she tried to kill herself. It's an admission...
Why ‘Seinfeld’ still works in the streaming era
Thanks to the influx of streaming services, television classics are now available to us more readily and easier than they ever have been, and with...
How ‘The Leftovers’ quietly became the most soulful show of the Peak TV era.
Damon Lindelof’s The Leftovers, adapted from Tom Perotta’s novel, feels only timelier now. The series is set in a world that is dealing with the...
2022: Our Most Anticipated Shows
2021's television was outstanding but we've high hopes for the shows of 2022. In this piece, Site Editor Luke Knowles and site contributor Hannah...
The Best of 2021: From It’s a Sin to Mare of Easttown 2021 really delivered.
This without question my favourite post of the year. It's another chance to celebrate the best television had to offer. 2021 was another strong...
The Magic of Strictly Come Dancing: Why BBC One’s Saturday night spectacular continues to thrive
As this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing reaches its final stages, Matt Donnelly looks at what makes the show special and how it has stayed...
First Look: I Hate Suzie Too
Sky have revealed the first image for the return of the Billie Piper and Lucy Prebble comedy-drama I Hate Suzie which is expected this Christmas....
First Look: The Last of Us
HBO Max have released a trailer for their adaptation of The Last of Us which will be coming to Sky Atlantic early next year. The post-apocalyptic...
Vince Gilligan teams with Rhea Seehorn for new drama
Vince Gilligan has confirmed his first new project outside of the Breaking Bad Universe, BUT he's bringing a familiar face with him!...
ITV announces The Walk-in
ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill, has commissioned a five-part drama, The Walk- In, which is the true story of how a Neo-Nazi plan to kill an MP was...
First Look: Emily Blunt in The English on BBC Two.
The BBC have released the first teaser for Hugo Blick’s Western The English starring Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place, Sicario) and Chaske Spencer (Wild...
First Look: Am I Being Unreasonable?
The BBC have released the first full trailer for upcoming comedy thriller Am I Being Unreasonable created and written by Daisy May Cooper &...