The sixth season of Black Mirror is just around the corner and with it will come a brand new batch of dystopian sci-fi for fans to sink their teeth into. In anticipation, I’ve created my own personal top 5 list of Black Mirror episodes, to explore the traits that...
It's that time of year again, here's our look at the best shows of 2015! Last Tango in Halifax (December 2014 - February 2015, BBC1) A fixture on our best of the year list since it began in 2012, Last Tango in Halifax proved once again to be one of the best dramas on...
Channel 4 have released the first look at the new drama from Shameless writer Paul Abbott. No Offence is an eight-part drama centering around a unit of unorthodox coppers working out of a crumbling police station in Manchester. The cast is littered with well...
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...
Today Den of Geek broke the news that Channel 4 won't be recommissioning Dennis Kelly's sublime Utopia for a third series. A representative for the channel was quoted as saying, ""Utopia is truly channel-defining: strikingly original, powered by Dennis Kelly's...
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...
In the first series of Dennis Kelly’s Utopia the entire audience was led to believe that a plucky group of youngsters, a shadowy group known as The Network and a fugitive named Jessica Hyde were all searching for a graphic novel called ‘The Utopia Experiments’. The...
Last year I was won over by an incredibly striking and unique drama created by one of the co-writers of the underrated BBC Three sitcom Pulling. Dennis Kelly's Utopia took as on an unusual and satisfying ride as we learnt of a conspiracy relating to a cult comic book...
Welcome to this final Matt on the Box instalment of 2013 where I look back at the major shows that played in the funny week between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. Starting with three programmes from Christmas Day we find the show that got the biggest peak audience...
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...
Hi folks and welcome back to another look back at the week just gone. It's fair to say that Channel 4 have had a great start to 2013 with success for shows such as My Mad Fat Diary, Black Mirror and Utopia but it appears as if they're not resting on their laurels....
So here we are again the end of another week of TV and as there wasn't a lot of new programmes I'll be looking at some of the shows I've really been enjoying. First though the return of one of the most original dramas in years as Channel 4 gave Charlie Brooker...
Hi folks we're back with another week in TV that saw a mixture of comedy drama, daytime delights and a slice of musical nostalgia jostle for position on my television screen. I find that in today's society a lot of the most famous faces on TV are viewed as polarising...
This week we discuss My Fat Diary, Utopia, Derek and the lack of interesting output on ITV
Welcome back folks to another sideways look at the last seven days in TV and what a week it has been filled with snow and more snow thankfully then we had our old friend the telly-box to see us through the wintry weather. According to the viewing figures the best way...
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...