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...
2014: Our picks for the best of the year.
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...
Silk to end after Series Three
One of The Custard TV's favourite drama series Silk will end after the current third series has finished. Speaking to RadioTimes.com, the show's creator Peter Moffat issued the following statement, “It has been a complete joy to work with a group of actors as good as...
Why you Should be watching Silk
BBC Right from the start of this third series of Silk there were very mixed emotions for the tenants of Shoe Lane Chambers. Celebrations as Rupert Penry Jones’ Clive Reader finally made ‘silk’ joining Martha Costello as Queen’s Counsel, all contrasted with...
CUSTARD TV PODCAST #86: Silk, Line of Duty and Gogglebox
In our latest podcast we debate the updated iPlayer and the praise for Silk and Line of Duty continues.
Matt on the Box: Last Week’s TV Highlights: Silk, Jonathan Creek, Bluestone 42 and Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
Welcome to another look back at last week's TV which featured the return of two very different dramas as well as some proper old-fashioned Saturday night TV. First up we had the return of the brilliant legal drama Silk which continued to deliver at the start of its...
CUSTARD TV PODCAST #85: Jonathan Creek, Silk and Ripper Street news
In this podcast we look at what Ripper Street returning means for broadcasters and decide whether Jonathan Creek should've returned for a new series.
Silk: What we know about series 3
BBC Monday sees the return of our favourite legal drama. Yes, Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke and Frances Barber don their wigs for the third series of Silk. We've been fans of Peter Moffat's superb series since day one and the wait for this third...
The Best of 2012:The year that drama shone bright
This time year I sat in a very different office, and oddly in a very different country pondering on what I'd enjoyed most in 2011. 365 days later (roughly) it's time to sit and ponder again on my personal highlights of a packed TV year. I knew before I compiled 2012...
Silk: Our Final Verdict
As Maxine Peake and Rupert Penry-Jones prepare to hang up their robes (only one of them made of silk) at the close of another series, it’s time to reflect on what dramatic delights Silk has brought to our TV screens. Last night was the last in the second series...
CUSTARD TV PODCAST #13: TV Shows You’ve Never Watched and Silk
Gary and Luke return to chat about some of the big shows they've never seen including Mad Men, Game of Thrones and Cracker. Plus there's more praise for BBC One legal drama Silk.
CUSTARD TV PODCAST #9: Silk, The Voice UK and Sex, Lies and Rinsing Men
Here is our latest TV chat about BBC drama Silk, the continuous demise of the Voice and Gary chats to a guest about Channel 4's latest Shock Doc.












