ITV’s Director of Drama, Polly Hill, has commissioned The Blame, a gripping new series set to have audiences on the edge of their seats. Produced by acclaimed Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios), written, developed for television and executive produced by...
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...
We discuss the changes of a cash strapped BBC and bemoan the decision on BBC Three. We review Odyssey, Not Safe for Work and My Mad Fat Diary.
Welcome once again to another look back at this past week's TV highlights and I feel it's been a particularly strong one for female-led drama. It's fair to say that ITV lead the way when it comes to crime drama and this year has seen its fair share of mediocre...
Even if Jonny Depp was beckoning me from atop a hill with his penis...it would have to wait” Ah, My Mad Fat Diary, it is SO good to have you back. Returning for its three-part final fling, the show has been E4’s most successful and loved home grown drama since...
Channel 4 have announced that the third series of the wonderful My Mad Fat Diary is to be its last. Consisting of three hour-long episodes; the final series will move the action to 1998 where Rae (Sharon Rooney) and her gang are about to embark on the biggest summer...
So we've done it! We've reached the end of the year. 2014 wasn't as packed as last year, but when it was good, it was very good indeed. Sherlock - Series 3 (January 2014, BBC1) 2014 began with one of the most anticipated returns in a long time when we all sat round to...
Luke, Gary & Matt look at whether TV is playing it too safe. Review Our Girl, Scott & Bailey and The Driver and Gary pays tribute to a departing member of 'The Voice.'
There is a deep sense, after viewing 'The Driver' that the story is one we have seen before. That is not to say it isn't an enjoyable watch, just a familiar one. While that familiarity certainly doesn't breed contempt in this case, it does leave you with a vague urge...
The BBC have released the trailer for new three-part drama The Driver starring David Morrissey. The story is ultimately a redemptive one about a man who, under incredible circumstances, gets a second chance. It is co-created by BAFTA award-winning...
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...
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,...
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...
So unbelievably we've reached that point again when we look back fondly on the last twelve months of television and celebrate the best. Ripper Street (January 2013, BBC1) This series wasn't what a lot of viewers were expecting when they settled down on a dark Sunday...
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...
This week we discuss My Fat Diary, Utopia, Derek and the lack of interesting output on ITV
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...
Did we like it? Even though we feel like as though we’ve feasted to the point of gluttony on the lavish historical regal dramas to the point when they will become hunted to extinction in the grand forests of TV, this was a well-acted, well-paced drama. And while a few...