Matt and Luke board the TV Time Machine for one final time in 1999 to review 4 not so festive treats from December. Firstly, Martin Clunes stars in an off-kilter comedy-drama about the inner workings of a shock TV show entitled 'Sex And Death' Then, there's the only...
As the nights become darker and cooler TV seems to be getting back into its stride again as we head into the autumn months. One indicator that we're hurtling towards Christmas at an alarming rate is that The X-Factor returned this week for its twelfth series. There...
In the first podcast of the autumn we discuss whether The X Factor has finally run its course. The return of the 'Educating' series and whether ITV's new drama was tainted by Ray Winstone.
ITV have announced a new three-part drama series about a criminal mastermind trying to turn his life around. In the The Trials of Jimmy Rose viewers will meet Jimmy who has made crime pay over the years. At 64 he’s spent more time in prison than with the love of...
Did we like it? Ray Winstone's portrayal of a Premiership football manager certainly had impact – like a tormented Shakespearean king on the verge of a bloody breakdown – but the storylines in Tony Grounds' drama were a little too simple and stereotypical. What was...
Did we like it? Great stuff – slightly odd it wasn’t more prominent in the Christmas/New Year schedule but maybe that was because of the particularly gory scenes. We had some reservations, but we’re not going to knock the BBC for spending cash on quality like this....
What to say if you liked it A brilliant new vehicle for Ray Winstone and a great oppurtunity for Suaranne Jones to prove she is terrific and sexy actress. What to say if you disliked like it Just another ITV drama starring a soap opera cast off and that bloke who...