We live in a world which is more and more divided - left and right, have and have nots, parent and child. The Gathering, Channel 4’s latest drama from World Productions (the team behind Line of Duty, Vigil, etc ), hones in on these painful differences and puts them...
*The review contains some spoilers for those who haven't watched the whole of series 2 on BBC iPlayer.* In the middle of the second series of The Responder, Marco (Josh Finan) breaks down and cries and is cradled by a neighbour. "I'm sick of this Brenda."...
Filming on series two of the multi award-winning and six-time BAFTA-nominated BBC drama The Responder has begun in Liverpool. Written by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher, The Responder held a mirror up to the emotional extremes of life on the front line...
This year the BBC turns 100. Fundamental to Britain and funded by licence fee payers, the BBC has garnered a worldwide reputation for quality. For this special post highlighting the highlights of the corporation's massive contribution to television, I've decided to...
Golden Globe winning actor Idris Elba reprises his iconic role as DCI John Luther as he begins filming in London for a Luther two-part event special. Luther's back. Pitted against his most chilling adversary yet, haunted by the ghosts of his past and hell-bent on...
Tonight the BBC announced the commissioning of a raft of new drama including the return of two of its most recent successes. After seemingly concluding with a four-part series in 2013; Luther will return for a new two-parter next year. Idris Elba will...
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...
The gang are reunited to talk about sitcoms Badults and The Cafe, the final episode of Luther while Gary attempts to both cook and eat a Stir Fry
Welcome to another look back at the past seven days in television. We start with a one-off drama that signals the end of an era that drama being Burton and Taylor. As far as we know, the biographical film will be the last homegrown drama produced by BBC4, a channel...
In an extended podcast - Gary and Matt chat the final of The Apprentice, the second and third episodes of Luther and new drama in Top of the Lake and Run
As summer starts to heat up, so does the TV with a few new dramas to keep you busy over the next few weeks. We begin this week with the return of gritty police drama Luther. Now in its third series, Luther has never been a show that lives in the real world but it's...
OK, if you're reading this I'm assuming you've seen the opening episode of series 3 of Luther. If not then I suggest you watch it now as I'm about the most exciting elements of the plot. I actually saw this first episode at a screening. The room was quite literally...
In this special podcast, the guys talk about the return of Luther by discussing in depth the first episode of Series Three and discuss where they think the show can go next.
We last saw actor Warren Brown in his role as Luther's trusted sidekick DS Justin Ripley in 2011. Since then he's starred in BBC dramas such as Inside Men, Good Cop and ITV's army drama Homefront. I recently spoke to Warren about what we can expect as Luther...
On Wednesday I was feet away from Idris Elba. The BAFTA screening of the first episode of the long awaited third series of Luther was to be shown and the room was a buzz of anticipation. Believe it or not it's been two years since we last saw Idris in his trademark...
It's been a long time coming but this July sees Idris Elba returns to his role as John Luther in brilliant BBC1 crime drama Luther. In this interview with BBC Idris hints at what to expect in the upcoming third series. How are we introduced to Luther in this new...
The BBC have released the first look at the third series of Luther which is now confirmed for July 2013. Recently I looked at some things we know about the forthcoming third series of expectational BBC crime drama Luther. We know Luther will be back...
Recently I looked at some things we know about the forthcoming third series of expectational BBC crime drama Luther. We know Luther will be back for Two 2-part stories totalling four episodes. We know from BBC...
This time year I sat in a very different office, and oddly in a very different country pondering on what I'd enjoyed most in 2011. 365 days later (roughly) it's time to sit and ponder again on my personal highlights of a packed TV year. I knew before I compiled 2012...
When ITV first announced new military drama Homefront scores of people contacted me on Twitter to point out that this was clearly an attempt by the broadcaster to resurrect housewives favourite Solider Solider. I’m a little too young to remember the series...
As Gary swans off to a Sky screening Matt steps in with me to discuss, Good Cop, Moone Boy and ITV drama Leaving as well as TV's guilty pleasures.
We discuss getting tired of The X Factor, The lineup of Strictly and decide whether Good Cop is too dark.
Yes we're back. In this episode we discuss a hard going episode of Accused. The return of Dallas and Warren Brown in the gritty series Good Cop.
It’s nine o’clock on a Monday morning in June and I’m excitedly making my way across London to a screening of Stephen Butchard’s new BBC1 drama Good Cop starring Warren Brown. It’s absolutely pouring with rain. As I make my way into the hotel...