Colin From Accounts began the most awkward meet-cute and turned into one of television's best love stories. When this decade is over, this warm-hearted and brilliantly funny Australian comedy deserves to be remembered as one of the best comedies of its...
Mackenzie Crook may not have reached national treasure status yet, but his oeuvre suggests it is only a matter of time. His roles include inimitable Gareth from The Office and Worzel Gummidge in his own take on the iconic series, and, most notably, he wrote, directed,...
In October 1995, British girl group Eternal found themselves at a bit of a crossroads. They'd been delivering hit after hit since their debut single "Stay" reached number 4 in 1993, but their management was unhappy. The four-piece girl group made up of best friends...
The six-part series will feature a host of comedy stars, including Mackenzie Crook, Sir Michael Palin, Pearce Quigley, Lauren Patel, Sophie Willan, Jon Pointing and Paul Kaye, New on-set photography has been released, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the...
BBC’s former Head of Values Ian Fletcher appointed to exciting new role as Director of Integrity for upcoming global football tournament Having previously held a leadership role on the London Games of Twenty Twelve and a spell in W1A as the Head of Values at the BBC,...
Matt and Luke board the TV Time Machine to look at the TV landscape of May 2000. Steven Moffat's relationship comedy Coupling begins on BBC Two. David Baddiel and Frank Skinner take to a sofa for their new format which sees them sit in front of an audience with no...
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,...
On the face of it, Boybands Forever - a three-parter on the rise and fall of big British boybands should have been an easy and even predictable watch. In reality, IT was a deeply moving and surprising take on a story that feels well-trodden and well-documented. It...
There's a scene in the second series of Alma’s Not Normal where acting coach, and now successful stand-up comedian Ian (Dave Spikey) tells Alma she needs a UPS (Unique Selling Point) if she wants to make it in comedy. Alma struggles at first to identify exactly what...
The BBC have announced further details for upcoming comedy murder mystery Death Valley. Set in Wales, the six-part murder mystery series follows the unlikely crime-solving partnership between eccentric national treasure John Chapel (Timothy Spall), a...
Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy has today announced in partnership with BBC Scotland a brand new sitcom, Only Child, from the creators of Guilt, starring Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh. Alan Partridge is confirmed to return with a new documentary series as he...
The BBC and MASTERPIECE PBS have announced further casting for Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s multi-award-winning trilogy. As previously announced, Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips...
The six guests are all distinctive and brilliant in different ways, all of them people who have endured setbacks and huge successes, and who have something to share with the world based on their journeys through life. We have tried to build on the success of the first...
The BBC has released the first look of Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives reprising their roles as brothers Max and Jake in the third, and final, instalment of Guilt - the award-winning comedy-drama written by Neil Forsyth (The Gold) and made by Expectation and Happy Tramp...
When Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash called time on The Royle Family following the Christmas Special in 2000 I was desperate to see what the pair would do next. Caroline would move to Australia and create the short-lived Dossa and Joe and Craig Cash would team with...
This year the BBC turns 100. Fundamental to Britain and funded by licence fee payers, the BBC has garnered a worldwide reputation for quality. For this special post highlighting the highlights of the corporation's massive contribution to television, I've decided to...
The BBC have confirmed further of Louis Theroux's interview series coming to BBC Two next year. The six-part series will see Louis Theroux going behind the scenes and in conversation with stars of the British entertainment industry, including Stormzy, Dame Judi Dench,...
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 Indian, Marvel’s ECHO). The series will premiere on 10th November on BBC Two, with all episodes available immediately on...
I'm not the biggest fan of Netflix. It's a confused brand that offers so much to every possible viewer, that it's impossible to tell quite who they're catering for. One thing they do that I'll always be grateful for is whenever a new drama, documentary, comedy or...
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 finished with its fifth season earlier this year on FX and is currently quietly airing on BBC Two on Sundays or all on...
The nominations have been announced for this year's Emmy Awards. Announced by JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) the nominees represent the best of recent television. The most nominated shows were Succession with 25 nominations,...
Inside No. 9’s most surprising twist might be that seven series in, it’s just as high-quality as it was at the start. With the latest run of episodes, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have proved that they’re still perfectly capable of entertaining us, moving us...
The BBC has announced that Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s critically acclaimed and BAFTA-award-winning anthology series, Inside No. 9 will return for series eight and nine as twelve brand new episodes are commissioned and will once again be made by BBC Studios...
The BBC have announced Louis Theroux is to front his own intimate chat show. In the first episode of the six-part series The Louis Theroux Interviews (working title), he joins multi-award winning, British Musician Stormzy on tour and at home for an in depth and...