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 confirmed further details of their upcoming 8-part drama Humans. William Hurt (A History of Violence, Damages), Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, The Honourable Woman), Tom Goodman-Hill (Mr Selfridge), Colin Morgan (Merlin, The Fall), Rebecca...
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...
Did we like it? Another of the Comedy Showcase pilots that has had a series commissioned, the always excellent Sharon Horgan stars as the recently bereaved Helen, with Stephen Mangan as her colleague Alex, an acting agent who has just walked out on his young family....
Did we like it? A very good drama set in the time of the English Civil War, in which the conflict itself is merely the backdrop for a more profound portrayal of the absolute impotence of women in the 17th century. However, it’s as wedded to historical fact as Guy...
Shameless What weird jobs some people have. On our local news the other night there was the usual story about a man who had robbed a bank. They had nicknamed him the Bad Hat Bandit. He is on the run, but rather than focus on the crime he had committed, our local...
Did we like it? Oh yes. See, it's not that difficult - a great cast, a nice adaptation of a classic piece of writing, a bit of money and suddenly the BBC is so full of good cheer it even gives it a comfortable slot. As a Points of View writer might sign off, "More...
What’s it all about? Fungus is one of the breed of subterranean bogeymen – green troll-like, wilfully filthy creatures who try to scare humans by breaking into their homes at night and dirtying the furniture. What to say if you liked it A glorious adaptation of the...