What to say if you liked it Like falling through a trap door from the quaint reality of Blackpool into a twilight world of debauchery, manipulation and dread. What to say if you didn’t like it In much the same way as Liam Gallagher’s voice has declined from piercing...
Debut Wednesday 5 January 2005 US drama series about a group of four wealthy mums living on Wisteria Lane, a suburban cul-de-sac, who seem to lead idyllic lives but are really harbouring dark secrets. The satirical stories are observed by Mary Alice Scott, one of the...
What’s it all about? Subtle comedy in which Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) has to take over the running of the family business after his dad is jailed. What to say if you liked it The true heir to the intellectual comedies of Larry Sanders and Curb Your Enthusiasm....
What to say if you liked it That master of malevolent comedy Marc Wootton sends up spiritualism in a wickedly funny way What to say if you disliked it It's much more fun watching LivingTV's smarmy psychic Derek Acorah sweating when no-one knows a Maureen or laughing...
What is it? BBC1's cult (but strangely, primetime) sitcom about a superhero from the planet Ultron living in Northolt, Middlesex (well we did say it was a cult show). What to say if you like it. An hilarious meeting of Red Dwarf and Terry and June. What to say if you...
What to say if you liked it Another triumph for Russell T Davies after Queer As Folk, Bob And Rose, The Second Coming. And a fantastic opening in which the characters were established without all the usual first-episode clumsiness and there was still plenty of time...
As the All Star Comedy Show and Chelsea FC have recently proven, throwing together a host of star names is not enough for a recipe for success. This new animated comedy features such luminaries as Julia Davis, Simon Pegg and Amelia Bullmore. It's the creation of Steve...
Bill Bailey's Manny, who has surely claimed his place in the pantheon of comic fools alongside Baldrick, Trigger and Father Dougal, manage to persuade Bernard and Fran to go to a party in the final episode of Dylan Moran's series. Fran was keen to show off her new...
The first series of Wild West didn’t exactly receive a storm of critical acclaim, but some decent ratings, plus (probably) the clout of writer Simon Nye (Men Behaving Badly) and star Dawn French, won it a second series. So far, it’s looking as if it deserves it -...