Escape and isolation are at the heart of the opening episode of Glue, the new E4 series penned by Jack Thorne (Skins, The Fades). An enthralling first hour, this is going to become must watch television over the coming weeks. The series can be comfortably described as...
It was no surprise when, during the recent upfronts, CBS renewed long-running comedy The Big Bang Theory for an eighth series this Autumn. Then came the news that the key cast have been a dispute over their salaries and have yet to reach an agreement for the new...
Channel 4 have confirmed they intend to stay committed to their biggest US imports for Channel 4, More4 and E4 alongside confirmation that French drama The Returned will return in primetime for its second series. The Big Bang Theory, which brings in strong...
Back, and a little later than usual, this week's Matt on the Box will be focusing on the first two episodes of one of ITV's classiest dramas. The drama in question is the brilliant Endeavour which has aired two of the four episodes that comprise this second...
E4 has announced the cast for its new eight-part drama Glue which is created and written by BAFTA winner Jack Thorne, best known for his work on Skins and The Fades. The drama which feature on the farming village of Overton where race-horses make up the town's bread...
Welcome back to a week of TV that felt very nostalgic and old-fashioned apart from one show that made me realise how out-of-touch I actually am. We start with a show that is set during my early teenage years, 1996, as we witness the welcome return of My Mad Fat Diary....
The first series of the E4 comedy-drama, My Mad Fat Diary was an unexpected pleasure. Anchored by a sledgehammer emotional performance from Sharon Rooney and with the delightful Claire Rushbrook and Ian Hart providing support, it was just a joy to watch. Painful,...
In a new video for E4 star of My Mad Fat Diary Sharon Rooney admits the second series has a been a "a really hard shoot." Series two picks up with Rae who is having a dream summer of 1996. She feels invincible, but there's something menacing looming on the horizon......
E4 have released a first look trailer for the return of My Mad Fat Diary. Series two kicks off at the hazy end of the long hot summer of 1996, just after Rae has finally revealed the truth about her mental health to her gang of friends and shared that moment with...
The more observant of you may have noticed that I've been absent for a week, but that's primarily because I felt there wasn't that much TV to discuss. So instead I have decided to look at five of the biggest shows from the last fortnight in which we've been offered a...
America’s ambassadors of nerd culture return for another series of laughs. Series seven of The Big Bang Theory (TBBT) opens with a slightly undercooked episode that continues plot threads from the last episode of series six (The Bon Voyage Reaction). Raj...
There's no denying that E4's Skins was an incredibly influential programme and helped launch a new generation of youth-orientated programmes. The show was a breath of fresh air when it first debuted back in 2007 and was arguably E4's first homegrown hit. It also...
E4 has ordered eight more episodes of the critically-acclaimed South London comedy drama Youngers from Big Talk Productions. Written by Levi David Addai and set in South London it follows a group of friends trying to make it in the urban music scene while...
E4 have released the first full trailer of the final series of Skins. Series seven will mark a departure in style with former stars Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones), JackO'Connell (300: Rise of an Empire) and Kaya Scodelario (Wuthering...
Channel 4 have released the trailer for the final series of Skins. Series seven will mark a departure in style with former stars Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones), JackO'Connell (300: Rise of an Empire) and Kaya Scodelario (Wuthering...
Misfits creator Howard Overman, Clerkenwell Films and E4 today announced that Rudy (Joseph Gilgun), Jess (Karla Crome), Finn (Nathan McMullen), Alex (Matt Stokoe) and Abby (Natasha O’Keeffe) will sign on for community service one last time in the fifth and final run...
Hello folks and welcome to another week in the world of TV. We start this week with the return of one of last year's biggest drama successes - The Syndicate. Kay Mellor's series saw five supermarket employees win the lottery, however they discovered that money doesn't...
E4 have released a trailer for upcoming teen drama Youngers. E4 and Big Talk Productions conducted open auditions in London to find new faces, with over 350 applicants, aged 16 - 19, turning up - from actors, to rappers and aspiring music artists. The successful...
Monday 25th February sees the DVD of E4's comedy drama My Mad Fat Diary. The series, based loosely on the real life diaries of Rae Earl moved the story of an overweight teenager from the 80's forward to 1996 meaning the series featured the perfect nineties...
E4’s My Mad Fat Diary commissioned for a second series E4 is thrilled to announce the re-commission of My Mad Fat Diary, its original British drama series based on the real-life teenage...
Hi guys and welcome to this new weekly feature in which I dissect the biggest programmes of the week and give my own unique take on them. In this first instalment we have some great new drama from Channel 4, a nostalgic coming-of-age show from E4 and another new BBC3...
Drifters is a comedy drama about three twenty-something young women experiencing their first slice of the real world post University - making terrible decisions, but having a brilliant time doing it. For the ‘Drifter' girls it's time to start asking some serious...
E4 and Company Pictures announce the return of its multi-award winning teen drama Skins for a new series. Series seven will mark a departure in style with former stars Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones), Jack O'Connell (300: Rise of an Empire) and Kaya Scodelario...
The re-defining of British channels as a result of their US acquisitions is something that all television fans have had to get used to. Whilst Sky Atlantic’s deal with HBO has brought them Game of Thrones, VEEP and re-runs of The Soprano’s, E4 is steadily building an...