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...
In this podcast we look at the return of Peep Show, discover Gary hasn't seen all of Father Ted, and discover the joy of private browsing. There's also two rounds of Matt Vs Luke.
Welcome back to a week of pies, shopping and horrible plastic surgery. 'Bitching to a level, never before associated with cakes.' This was the way James Morton described some of the hurtful comments made about the three women who were finalists in this Tuesday's...
“I’m going to hate this aren’t I?” bristled David Mitchell as new host Rob Brydon prepared to recite from the Cockney Bible. But raising the hackles of the amusing Mitchell is one of the conceits that Would I Lie To You? relies on to thrive and survive in the same...
Did we like it? We’ve always been big fans of Mitchell and Webb whether it be in Peep Show, David popping up on panel shows or Robert skiving in The Smoking Room, but for some reason their sketch show has never really hit the mark. However, this first episode of...
This column was delayed because I was out living life! Yes I do have one. I attended my sister’s college graduation. We started off with great emotion and enthusiasm but after her name was called and she walked across the stage, there were still more than 200 names to...
Did we like it? It was very good, but only very good rather than the celestial hilarity of the last series; and the root of its problems perversely lie in its main strength – the incorrigibility of its lead characters. What was good about it? • Jeremy trying to...
The Invisibles Ewww! I wouldn’t say I shock easy. TV has helped to desensitise me over the years. I can’t bare watching people being sick on or off screen. But I spent the majority of Monday’s Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies cringing. We got to meet a woman with what...
I Know My Kid’s a Star You’ll be happy to know I’ve found my perfect job in television. One that will guarantee me some screen time on one of the BBC’s biggest reality series but with only the one crucial line to remember. That’s right, I want to take over from...
That Mitchell & Webb Look Why do I watch The Brits every year? It makes no difference to me who wins. And I know the host will be annoying. But there's always the hope that this year will be better or something amazingly awful will happen. Mika opened the show...
Did we like it? Like the rest of this series, this final episode lacked the integrity and inventiveness of the first three runs and was more like a run-of-the-mill sitcom. What was good about it? • David Mitchell brilliantly conveyed the horror of heading headlong...
Did we like it? Series two kicked of with an excellent episode with game show host Rob being humiliated as usual, a new "straight-acting" gay producer, a useless guest booker and a fine guest appearance by Eamonn Holmes and his partner Ruth Langsford. What was good...
Did we like it? The marvellous misanthropists continue to provide an x-ray of the misery of modern Britain either through the eyes of unwilling conformist Mark or debauched wastrel Jez. What was good about it? • Despite this being the fourth series, the palpable truth...
Did we like it? It was like watching a bunch of your favourite aunts putting on a performance at the family's Christmas gathering (round the log fire, holly on the mantelpiece, sherry glasses all topped up etc). You wanted them to do well but end up saddened by their...
Did we like it? Comedy sketch shows always have a hit-miss ratio. David and Robert's transferred-from-Radio 4 show managed eight good sketches and four bad ones – which made it a winner, but only just. What was good about it? • The SS soldiers worrying about the skull...
Did we like it? Yes, we liked it but also despaired at how emblematic it was of the dearth of innovation in TV. As Eight Out Of Ten Cats finishes it blurs seamlessly into another comedy panel game in the same way as over-hyped Ibiza DJs segue one monochrome tune into...
Did we like it? With Shirley Henderson turning in a Bafta-worthy performance, of course we did. She absolutely stole the show, which was just as well as most of the other performances were unconvincing. What was good about it? • Shirley Henderson playing a female Tory...