This Friday The Power of Parker is the latest BBC sitcom out of the stalls when it arrives on BBC One and iPlayer. Created and written by half the creative team behind the massively successful Peter Kay’s Car Share, Paul Coleman and Sian Gibson (who also stars) have...
If, like me, you think the 90s were about 10 years ago, and are horrified to learn that Blackadder was released closer to World War II than it is to today, then BBC sitcom The Power of Parker might be the sitcom for you. Created and written by Paul Coleman and Sian...
Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones), Rosie Cavaliero (Worzel Gummidge), George Costigan (Happy Valley) and Sheila Reid (Benidorm) will star alongside Sian Gibson (Peter Kay’s Car Share). Set in Manchester, 1990, the last days of Thatcher, we meet Martin Parker (Conleth...
ITV’s latest murder mystery drama comes with a high pedigree. Holding is based on the best-selling novel by Graham Norton and stars a slew of big TV names led by Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones, Car Share), Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls) and Charlene McKenna (Ripper...
Following hot on the heels of Wolf Hall and The Casual Vacancy comes Arthur & George, television’s latest in its merciless attempt to adapt every single book ever written. The only ones now left are the Lonely Planet’s guide to Iceland, Michael Vaughan’s...
A few weeks ago I found myself in a small screening room in London with two people chatting behind me after the film had begun. Normally this sort of thing would bother me but as the two people were Victoria Wood and Michael Ball I thought I'd let it go. The screening...
Did we like it? Like many character-based comedies it’s very difficult to judge on the first episode just how humorous it will ultimately get; but there are some promising signs especially the dilemma of Vivienne as she strives for the paradox of huge ratings and...