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...
My followers on Twitter will know I've been slightly downbeat about the state of UK drama this year. The C-Word aside, there hasn't been a BBC to grab me by the short and curly's. I'd hoped it would be Doctor Foster, I'd previewed the first episode and LOVED Surrane...
In a short, but still as sweet Podcast, we discuss the finales of The Great British Bake Off and Doctor Foster and praise ITV's newest drama Unforgotten.
We discuss Sky's new 'comedy' You, Me & The Apocalypse, the semis of Bake Off and Matt has a stressful week.
Gary and Matt discuss new BBC1 drama Doctor Foster, Channel 4's intriguing new documentary series Hunted and why Strictly still works.
Welcome once again to this saunter through this week's big highlights in the world of TV. It's fair to say that, with one or two exceptions, this year's BBC One drama output has been quite stale. However this week the channel took steps to redeem itself in the form of...
The newest installment of the BBC’s Original British Drama, Doctor Foster stars Suranne Jones as Doctor Gemma Foster (and yes, the nursery rhyme does pop up), a successful GP living a comfortable suburban life in a beautiful home with a seemingly doting husband,...
Even if Jonny Depp was beckoning me from atop a hill with his penis...it would have to wait” Ah, My Mad Fat Diary, it is SO good to have you back. Returning for its three-part final fling, the show has been E4’s most successful and loved home grown drama since...
Channel 4 have announced that the third series of the wonderful My Mad Fat Diary is to be its last. Consisting of three hour-long episodes; the final series will move the action to 1998 where Rae (Sharon Rooney) and her gang are about to embark on the biggest summer...
Following the disappointing news that BBC Three is almost certainly going online, came the even more disappointing news that the channel has decided not to recommission popular drama In the Flesh. The reason given for the axing was that BBC Three can't afford new...
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...
As we approach the Christmas period, the new programmes populating our TVs are incredibly scarce. Due to this, the latest Matt on the Box will look at three BBC dramas, two of which debuted a few weeks ago. But we start with a drama that has yet to be touched upon in...
Matt & Gary tease Christmas highlights and new BBC One drama 'Remember Me'
Back, and a little later than usual, this week's Matt on the Box will be focusing on the first two episodes of one of ITV's classiest dramas. The drama in question is the brilliant Endeavour which has aired two of the four episodes that comprise this second...
BBC One have announced a new five-part drama series entitled Doctor Foster. Doctor Jenny Foster is a woman in control: she is a trusted GP, the heart of her village, a woman people can trust. But Doctor Foster’s life is about to explode. When she suspects her...
Welcome back to a week of TV that felt very nostalgic and old-fashioned apart from one show that made me realise how out-of-touch I actually am. We start with a show that is set during my early teenage years, 1996, as we witness the welcome return of My Mad Fat Diary....
The first series of the E4 comedy-drama, My Mad Fat Diary was an unexpected pleasure. Anchored by a sledgehammer emotional performance from Sharon Rooney and with the delightful Claire Rushbrook and Ian Hart providing support, it was just a joy to watch. Painful,...
E4 have released a first look trailer for the return of My Mad Fat Diary. Series two kicks off at the hazy end of the long hot summer of 1996, just after Rae has finally revealed the truth about her mental health to her gang of friends and shared that moment with...
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...
Monday 25th February sees the DVD of E4's comedy drama My Mad Fat Diary. The series, based loosely on the real life diaries of Rae Earl moved the story of an overweight teenager from the 80's forward to 1996 meaning the series featured the perfect nineties...
This week we discuss My Fat Diary, Utopia, Derek and the lack of interesting output on ITV
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...