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 to its surroundings rather than tacked on to keep viewers interested. The residents in this former mining village are...
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...
Inclusivity is a good thing. A lot is made of the importance of people seeing themselves represented on screen. As a disabled person, I'm seeing more disabled people on television and whilst that's a positive thing I don't think it's entirely the only way you can see...
Set in the fast-paced, complex world of London’s high-end divorce circuit, The Split, from acclaimed writer Abi Morgan is to end with its final series next month. Following the messy lives of the three Defoe sisters, Hannah (Nicola Walker), Nina (Annabel Scholey) and...
The BBC have released images for their upcoming drama Marriage, which stars Unforgotten's Nicola Walker and Sean Bean who will portray a married couple from Mum writer Stefan Golaszewski’s for his first prime time drama. The four-part drama sees married couple Ian...
One of the scenes I remember most vividly from Cucumber, Russell T. Davies' underrated 2015 mini-series - which could somewhat reductively be called Queer as Folk for the 21st century - is a sequence in which three characters, all men, all queer, get ready for a night...
It’s been almost two years since high stakes spy thriller Killing Eve last graced our screens, so don’t be too hard on yourself if the odd plot point has slipped your mind. The final scene of series three left off with cat-and-mouse Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and Eve...
Principal filming has just completed on the new twisted six-part comedy thriller, Am I Being Unreasonable? written by and starring multi-BAFTA award-winning Daisy May Cooper (This Country) and Selin Hizli (Mum). The series is executive produced by Jack Thorne (His...
We've all known someone in the office who has had "you don't have to be mad to work here but it helps" emblazoned across their coffee mug but in the case of Adam Kay it was his humour that got him through his days working for the NHS. A defence tool he utilised to...
Our Picks for February 2022. January has spoilt us. Four Lives, The Responder, Anne, Euphoria, and The AfterParty all brilliant shows that will stay with us until the end of the year. February's highlights are a bit thinner on the ground, but Pam & Tommy from HULU...
When I started to watch BBC One's The Tourist, I must admit that I went in with some preconceptions. The promotional material for the series suggested that this was a flashy new thriller with an exotic foreign location and a big-name star in the lead role. It was also...
Following the announcement of Waterloo Road’s return to the BBC for a brand-new series later this year, the return of three hugely popular cast members has been confirmed. Angela Griffin is back as Kim Campbell and is now Headteacher of the school, Adam Thomas is...
"I just thought I knew what her life was". The BBC has released the trailer for upcoming drama 'Chloe'. Set in Bristol and created by Alice Seabright (writer, director, Sex Education) the six-part drama stars Erin Doherty (The Crown) as Becky Green. Becky has been...
Filming has begun in West Yorkshire on the third and final series of Sally Wainwright’s smash hit, multi-BAFTA award-winning BBC drama Happy Valley. Sarah Lancashire returns to her iconic role of Sergeant Catherine Cawood for six new episodes, long discussed by Sally...
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 a tactic than a matter of policy: whenever they’re in for a kicking, this government initiates Operation Bash the Beeb....
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 that comes out easily. She admits that the death of her father when she was younger, felt like 'the lights went out in her...
Some dramas make you think, others are there to be enjoyed and quickly forgotten but a handful, like last year's It's a Sin are there to shine a light on a section of society who aren't thought about. When those dramas are good, they'll stay with you forever. Four...
Our Picks for January 2022. The Apprentice Thursday 6th January 2022 BBC One - Alan Sugar returns to the boardroom for a 16th series of the reality competition which will be its first since 2019. Airing Weekly. Screw Thursday 6th January 2022 Channel 4 - Six-part...
"I like sex, I like it very much and am extremely good at it” The three-part serial A Very British Scandal is the best of the 2021 Christmas dramas and has enough temperature to break through the cold on a frosty winter’s night. However, don’t expect any festive cheer...
Eve and Villanelle return for their final battle. BBC America, the channel that Killing Eve airs on in the US have released details of the shows' final season and it's coming really. soon. In Season 4, Eve (Sandra Oh), Villanelle (Jodie Comer), and Carolyn (Fiona...
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 year. Standouts It's a Sin, Mare of Easttown, Only Murders in the Building and the long-awaited third season of Succession....
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 relevant where other shows have long since fallen out of favour with the British public. September means many things to...
The first trailer has been released for Sarah Phelps’ highly anticipated A Very British Scandal, starting on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Boxing Day at 9pm. The three episodes will air on BBC One over consecutive nights, and be available to watch immediately as a boxset...
*The BBC have released the first trailer for their upcoming drama The Tourist which stars Jamie Dornan. Written by brothers Harry and Jack Williams, The Tourist sees Dornan stars as a British man who finds himself in the glowing red heart of the Australian...