The Wrong Mans was one of those surprisingly amazing shows that seemed to come from nowhere and was funny, gripping and above all, entertaining. Corden and Baynton were a dream team from the script writing to starring alongside each other. The pair have great...
The BBC have confirmed the welcome return of comedy The Wrong Mans from James Corden and Matthew Baynton Having earned their status as hometown heroes in the first series, Sam (Mathew Baynton) and Phil (James Corden) are blasted back to zero again. Now 4,000...
Welcome back to another look at some of the biggest programmes that have come our way over the last seven days. As I'm now into my third decade I do wonder if some TV dramas aren't aimed at me any more especially those on youth-orientated channels such as BBC3 and E4....
Filming has recently started on the second series of the In-House produced BBC Two and Hulu’s critically acclaimed comedy The Wrong Mans, created by and starring BAFTA and Tony Award-winning actor James Corden (One Man Two Guvnors, Gavin & Stacey, The History...
Filming has started on a new Channel 4 series from acclaimed writer Paul Abbott. The 8-part series titled 'No Offence,' is filming in Manchester and is made by Paul Abbot's Production Company Abbott Vision. Abbott said: “No Offence is a precinct cop drama. It’s also...
As well as being Easter Sunday, today marks the fiftieth anniversary of BBC Two which broadcast its opening night on the 20th April 1964. Although said opening night was plagued with problems BBC Two has since gone on to produce some of the nation's most loved...
Felicitations to all of you and welcome to this special edition of Matt on the Box where I'll be looking back at all of the Christmas Specials that have aired so far this year. We start with a festive treat courtesy of one of our programmes of the year, Educating...
Regular visitors to this site will know how much we like to highlight programmes that maybe don't get exposure they deserve. One of those shows is the criminally under-watched BBC3 sitcom Him and Her whose fourth and final series came to an end last week. The titular...
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...
In our latest podcast we discuss the demise of Ripper Street, whether bullying is happening in the jungle and rave about Him and Her.
In our latest podcast we moan about The X Factor, slightly tire of I'm a Celebrity and praise the return of Him & Her!
BBC2's action comedy The Wrong Mans was the biggest BBC2 comedy launch since Extras back in 2005. The opening episode of the action packed comedy peaked at 3.4m. The series, written by and starring Matthew Baynton and James Corden follows the twisted tale of two...
The second series of BBC3's hit comedy Bad Education has come to an end. The series drew a huge audience for BBC iplayer and continued to grow in the ratings of the course of the six week run. As a huge fan of series 1 I was a tiny bit concerned whether series 2 would...
In our latest podcast we discuss whether the X Factor Bootcamp is cruel, new Channel 4 comedy London Irish and the final ever episode of The IT Crowd.
Welcome to yet another look back at the last seven days of TV Highlights. It's starting to feel very autumnal and both ITV and BBC have presented us with their dramas which they hope will win Sunday night audiences. ITV have backed a known commodity in Downton Abbey,...
Well - there you have it. The dust has settled on the first episode of James Corden and Mat Baynton’s new comedy The Wrong Mans (sorry, I can’t do the ‘s’ in smaller type) and I’m still trying to soak it all up. Talk about a rollercoaster opener! Baynton heads the...
Let's begin with something that will shock you to your very core. Ready? It’s a somewhat shameful admission, but I never saw Gavin & Stacey. Not one episode. So, while I was aware of the swirl of media attention surrounding bright young thing James Corden, I never...
Sorry sir but the dog ate my homework, at least that's my excuse for not writing this second weekly review piece till today. However all of the programmes, bar one, have a school-theme to them so you can have a good read while in detention. Kicking off with a...
Earlier this year I was sent back to school. Well OK, not quite but I was sat in a room with considerably younger and cooler people than myself which was basically my school experience really. I had a chance to speak to the pupils of Bad Education. A lot of praise was...
In May I was lucky enough to find myself in a room with the cast and crew of BBC3's brilliant comedy Bad Education as they shot scenes for the upcoming second series. For those of you unlucky enough to miss out of the first series, it centres on Alfie Wickers (played...
The second series of Bad Education hits IPlayer today a full week before it returns to BBCThree. Here is my on-set interview with star and co-writer Jack Whitehall. What was it like coming back for series 2? There was a bit of pressure but it's been great. I found the...
A special guest joins Gary and Matt on the podcast to discuss the brilliance of Him and Her. The X Factor Shocker and the wonder of Channel 4's Everyday. Alongside the spookiness of The Secret of Crickley Hall.
A few weeks ago I reviewed BBC4's brilliant hospital-set sitcom and complained how it was still languishing on a digital channel when it was a lot better than the Beeb's terrestrial output. The same can be said for the fabulous Him and Her, which returns tonight in a...
BBC3 have got a bit of a dodgy track record when it comes to their sitcoms though they’re the channel that produced both the brilliant Him and Her and the cancelled before its time Pulling but there are also some very questionable shows which in some cases sully the...