In 2021, Jimmy McGovern’s prison drama Time swept critics and viewers away with its moving and stark view of prison life, told through one prisoner (Sean Bean) and one guard (Stephen Graham). It’s no surprise that despite the self-contained nature of the series,...
The BBC and BritBox North America have released a selection of new images from the second series of Jimmy McGovern’s multi award-winning hit drama Time, produced by BBC Studios’ Drama Unit. The brand new pictures show Jodie Whittaker as Orla, Tamara Lawrance as Abi,...
The BBC has announced casting for the second series of Jimmy McGovern’s multi-award-winning hit drama Time. Returning to explore life in a modern British women’s prison, the three-part drama will be led by Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, His Dark Materials), Jodie...
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...
In the latest podcast we praise Banished on BBC2, bemoan Arthur & George and Gary delivers his most memorable performance ever!
Jimmy McGovern’s new seven-part drama, Banished, follows the lives of British prisoners who have been deported to Australia in the 1700s. With a star-studded line up including Russell Tovey and MyAnna Buring, the show looked set to be a new blockbuster for BBC Two....
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 our first podcast since The World Cup finished we discuss the weird and wonderful programmes we've discovered during all the sports and we finally unveil the first 'postcards from the eels'!
Last night saw a new thought provoking drama from acclaimed writer Jimmy McGovern, one of my TV heroes. In this illuminating podcast Jimmy discusses his decision to tackle the Joint Enterprise Law as well as his advice for new writers. A must listen for lovers of TV...
Justice, or the lack of it, is hardly an unfamiliar subject for writer Jimmy McGovern. From the creator of many of the UK's most searing social dramas of the last few decades, Common (BBC ONE – Sunday 6th July, 10pm) follows in the footsteps some of the...
Sunday sees a powerful new drama from the wonderful Jimmy McGovern. Common stars Nico Mirallegro as seventeen year old Johnjo O’Shea who finds his world turned upside down when he gives his friends a lift for a pizza. The consequences of that one act have a...
The BBC have released a first trailer for upcoming Jimmy McGovern drama Common starring Nico Mirallegro. The one-off drama centres around seventeen-year-old Johnjo O’Shea who gives his cousin Tony and some mates a last-minute lift in his brother Patrick’s car....
Myanna Buring (Ripper Street), Russell Tovey (Being Human), Julian Rhind-Tutt (The Hour) and David Wenham (Top Of The Lake) lead a strong ensemble cast in Jimmy McGovern’s epic new series, Banished, which starts filming north of Sydney this April for broadcast on BBC...
So we've reached the final episode of this beautifully acted and instantly gripping series of Accused. It hardly seems fair to only be given four episodes does it? How can we have four episodes of this yet we get "treated to six episodes of god awful...
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.
Last week somebody noted that I didn’t give credit to Jimmy McGovern’s co-writers on Accused and it’s a fair comment as every week he does work alongside another writer to create these brilliant stories. This week’s co-writer is Danny Brocklehurst, who last year...
Yes after nearly two months away Gary and Luke return for next series (if I may be so pompous) of thecustardtv Podcast. In this edition, we discuss the genius of Jimmy McGovern's Accused, the brilliance of A Touch of Cloth and disastrous returns of Red or Black, The X...
Though last week’s episode of Accused was brilliant it was slightly overshadowed by the fact that Sean Bean convincingly donned a dress to play a transvestite however at the heart of the story was a love triangle that had a tragic ending. This week there are no frills...
Following the cutbacks to ITV’s studios in Manchester , where his series The Street was filmed, Jimmy McGovern stated he wasn’t going to make any more episodes of his character drama. This in my eyes was a shame, though understandable, as The Street always provided an...
Did we like it? Jimmy McGovern's Bafta-winning drama has had better episodes, but the series two opener was still an interesting little thriller. What was good about it? • David Thewlis as twins Joe and Harry managed to differentiate between the pair, even though one...
Debut:Thursday 13 April 2006 Did we like it?Jimmy McGovern has created another brilliant, compelling drama. Kitchen sink dramas set in the north of England have been done countless times before, but this is a fantastic spin on it and boasts a talented all-star cast....