Mackenzie Crook may not have reached national treasure status yet, but his oeuvre suggests it is only a matter of time. His roles include inimitable Gareth from The Office and Worzel Gummidge in his own take on the iconic series, and, most notably, he wrote, directed,...
The six-part series will feature a host of comedy stars, including Mackenzie Crook, Sir Michael Palin, Pearce Quigley, Lauren Patel, Sophie Willan, Jon Pointing and Paul Kaye, New on-set photography has been released, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the...
Welcome to the latest Matt on the Box in which we look back at the TV highlights from the last week or so. First up is the return of Idris Elba's bonkers cop drama Luther; a show that I'm personally a big fan of. The show's return is supposedly due to the fact...
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...
We look at the unbearable X Factor Live judge's houses. The Apprentice goes shopping for our pets. And ITV gets arsey with the BBC. Plus the hugely welcome returns of Catastrophe and Detectorists
Hi Folks. After a bit of time away I'm back to talk all the goings on in TV-land over the past seven days. We kick off with BBC One's new Sunday night drama in the form of Sadie Jones' two-part adaptation of her own novel The Outcast. While doing my research on the...
It's time once again to look back at a week in TV that's offered up its fair share of highlights even if not all of them have been great. After weeks upon weeks of costume drama, this week's main dramatic offering is a rather contemporary affair. Ordinary Lies is...
Matt mingles with the stars at the RTS Awards. Community returns for a sixth series, we try to stomach ITV's latest brainwave You're Back in the Room and we struggle with BBC1's new drama Ordinary Lies.
A bit slow to get going this one, but what I thought would be another utterly predictable drama actually threw up a couple of nice surprises. Once you get past the game of ‘spot the soap star’, with an ensemble cast that includes Michelle Keegan, Sally Lindsay and Jo...
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...
In a recent interview, writer, director and star Mackenzie Crook said he doesn't like his comedy The Detectorists being described as gentle. That's a bit of shame really as that's how I was going to start this piece. This six-part little gem is a gentle, warm comedy...
Detectorists, which only finished its run on BBC Four last week, has already been recommissioned for a second series due to air in 2015. Written and directed by Mackenzie Crook; Detectorists also saw him star as Andy who, along with Toby Jones' Lance were best friends...
On the most recent podcast we discuss new BBC2 documentary The Kitchen, the final of the Great British Bake Off and Grantchester.
Hello friends, welcome once again to a look back at the week's TV in which the battle lines were once again drawn between BBC One and ITV's two Saturday night entertainment Goliaths. In the glittery corner we had Strictly Come Dancing; which returned properly on...
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...