Apple TV+ today shared a first look of the upcoming third season of its critically acclaimed espionage drama, Slow Horses,” starring Academy Award winner Gary Oldman. Adapted from “Real Tigers,” the third novel in the CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Mick Herron spy...
When Paul Abbott's Clocking Off debuted in January of 2000 the TV landscape looked entirely different. Abbott, who has since gone to success with his semi-autobiographical comedy-drama Shameless and his police drama No Offence, had been working in television for a...
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 more observant of you may have noticed that I've been absent for a week, but that's primarily because I felt there wasn't that much TV to discuss. So instead I have decided to look at five of the biggest shows from the last fortnight in which we've been offered a...
In the latest podcast we discuss new BBC1 drama The Escape Artist, get the inside scoop on Channel 4 documentary series Bedlam and Gary sings!
Never, ever underestimate the power of bad manners to insult people, whether the slight is perceived or otherwise. I’ve always been a stickler for saying “please” and “thank you” and utterly loathed the absence of such fundamental politeness in others. But a simple...
The BBC have released the trailer for new thriller The Escape Artist. The Escape Artist is an original suspense thriller set in the world of criminal law. David Tennant plays Will Burton, a talented junior barrister who specialises in spiriting people out of tight...
Despite being knackered Luke joins Matt to discuss BBC one Scottish crime drama Shetland, the final few episodes of Mayday and the return of Masterchef. Listen to "The Custardtv Podcast 13th March 2013" on Spreaker.
Welcome to another look back at what was an interesting week in UK TV. This week's major dramas all seemed to have the recurring theme of a tragic incident and how it affected a certain small community. In the case of ITV's Broadchurch it was the death of 11 year old...
On a Podcast that's minus Gary Matt and I discuss the odd tone of BBC1's Mayday, BBC3's The Crash and catch up all the latest TV News.
The thought of committing five consecutive nights to a TV drama fills me with dread these days, what with an already overflowing Sky+ box and unwatched box set gathering dust on my shelves. However, the cast of Mayday convinced me that it would be worth immersing...
Its hard to believe there are any social taboos left that haven’t been dramatized in some way or another on TV. Then out of nowhere comes an Australian import that raises an issue I’d ever seen dealt with before in TV drama. The Slap (based on the book by the...
Did we like it? After an amateurish, over-contrived opening during which we thought we’d mistakenly stumbled on a primary school play, it soon metamorphosed into a fantastically gripping drama serial with outstanding acting. What was good about it? • The superb pacing...