On this week's Matt on the Box we have two very different types of policing drama plus department store dilemmas and doggy disasters. Earlier in the year, I was excited by the prospect of a satirical drama written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong and directed by Danny...
Matt and Gary hold the fort as Luke heads to the jungle?? They discuss the end of Doctor Who, the start of the Fall and the usual reality TV section.
After mentioning the multitude of crime dramas that were populating our screens in the last instalment, this week we welcomed even more. As well as the superb Line of Duty, which you can read about elsewhere on the site, two other crime dramas debuted this week....
In a special podcast for Valentines, we discuss the returns of Outnumbered, George Gently, DCI Banks and Channel 4's new police comedy Babylon.
What to say of you liked it A visually appealing drama that exploited to the full the charms of the dual cosmopolitan settings and the two likeable leads. What to say of you disliked it A fashion show of a drama that relied entirely on overdosing on style, substance...
Teachers caused a minor storm when it first appeared in 2001. To some, it was a disgraceful, foul-mouthed slur on a dedicated profession. To those not employed in the Department of Education’s Rapid Rebuttal Unit (and especially to teachers) it was an hilariously near...