*The review contains some spoilers for those who haven't watched the whole of series 2 on BBC iPlayer.* In the middle of the second series of The Responder, Marco (Josh Finan) breaks down and cries and is cradled by a neighbour. "I'm sick of this Brenda."...
It's that time of year again, here's our look at the best shows of 2015! Last Tango in Halifax (December 2014 - February 2015, BBC1) A fixture on our best of the year list since it began in 2012, Last Tango in Halifax proved once again to be one of the best dramas on...
Hey folks, welcome back to another review of some recent TV highlights as I cast my withering gaze over what the small screen as offered us recently. We start with a drama that has been the subject of several news reports due to the single complaint one of its scenes...
Matt & Gary discuss The X Factor going live for the first time. The Great Pottery Throwdown and ITV's arresting drama Unforgotten
We get angry about From Darkness, equally dull BBC cop drama River and why we've completely lost faith in The X Factor.
It's another week and there's a lot of TV to talk about so let's get started. It's fair to say that ITV haven't a great year so far in terms of drama with highlights being short on the ground. Even series that had promising starts, such as Black Work, fizzled out and...
In a short, but still as sweet Podcast, we discuss the finales of The Great British Bake Off and Doctor Foster and praise ITV's newest drama Unforgotten.
Contributed by Katy Brent We’re being massively spoiled with awesomely watchable and addictive drama this autumn. Which is just as well because we need something to catch up on during the talent show abyss on Saturday and Sunday nights. Following hot on Doctor...
Nicola Walker (Last Tango in Halifax, Scott & Bailey) and Sanjeev Bhaskar (The Kumars, The Indian Doctor, Goodness Gracious Me) join forces to star in Unforgotten, a brand new, six-part crime drama from Mainstreet Pictures. Further cast includes Trevor Eve (Death...
As TV winds down for the summer, and some football tournament or other, this week's Matt on the Box will primarily be focusing on programmes that are coming to an end. The first series to come to an end this week was BBC's family saga From There to Here which...
In our latest podcast Matt & I discuss our disappointment surrounding Britain's Got Talent, our obsession with Happy Valley and the need for more socks! Gary reports on the US shows returning and leaving UK screens.
If you ask how people in Manchester feel about the 1996 IRA bomb, you might be surprised to hear that some Mancunians think it was one of the best things to happen to the city. Delve a bit further, beyond what could be the legendary Manc bravado and swagger and you...
In 2007 the ending of the BBC’s new crime drama Five Days really disappointed. The story centered around the mysterious disappearance of a woman who bought a bunch of flowers from a roadside flower seller In a scene that wouldn’t have appeared out of place in an...
Did we like it? Steve Coogan plays a character - called Bing Crosby - who spends half the time goofing around like a poor man's Alan Partridge; the other half living up to his wife's declaration that he's a selfish bastard. Should we laugh at his exuberance? Should we...