*The episode suffers from some audio issues*.

Gary returns to the podcast alongside Matt and Dawn to review four brand new British dramas available this week. Fresh off the massive success of his Netflix series Baby Reindeer, Richard Gadd is back with his first original idea for a series. Half Man, available on BBC One and iPlayer, and co-produced by HBO, is the story of toxic masculinity between two men who were brought together when their mothers fall in love. In many ways, it shares DNA with the show that catapulted Gadd to stardom, but is that a good thing?

Next, we loved the BBC drama The Responder, which starred Martin Freeman as a stressed-out police responder struggling to keep his head above water. Writer Tony Shumacker is very good at writing about ordinary people in increasingly stressful situations. His new show, The Cage, stars Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha as two employees of a casino who abuse their position to get ahead in their difficult lives. It’s another show that feels a lot like the show that preceded it. Somehow, though, despite strong lead performances, something doesn’t click.

Next, ITV have a new political thriller in Secret Service. It’s a tropey show that feels very much like a show Gary should and would like, but is that the case?

Finally, there’s Prisoner, a propulsive new thriller on Sky Atlantic. The series puts Big Boys Izuka Hoyle in the spotlight as a prisoner officer who gets caught in the action when trying to transport a prisoner from one place to another.

*The episode suffers from some audio issues*.