Ben (Samuel Bottomley) loves Lill (Lara Ricote). Everyone in their friend group knows that. Ben's parents, Deb (Lucy Black) and Alan (John Thompson), love them both, taking Lil into their house so that Ben can work and save up money for their big move from Ben's...
I last saw Sue Johnston playing one of an ensemble of ageing actors in Channel 4’s Truelove as old friends whose meet-ups were increasing in frequency as they met at mutual friends’ funerals. It was from this bleak backdrop that the series grew into a dark reflection...
From Boffola Pictures (Am I Being Unreasonable?, The Power of Parker), and written and created by Katy Wix (Big Boys, Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats) and Adam Drake (Extraordinary, Juice) Channel 4 has commissioned Pigeon (w/t), a family sitcom about the empty nest filling...
Matt and Luke board the TV Time Machine to look at the TV landscape of May 2000. Steven Moffat's relationship comedy Coupling begins on BBC Two. David Baddiel and Frank Skinner take to a sofa for their new format which sees them sit in front of an audience with no...
Comedian and actor Nick Mohammed (best known as Nate in Ted Lasso, but currently on our screens in Douglas is Cancelled) recently expressed his concern about recent commissions from BBC Comedy by creators from underrepresented groups which seemed to focus on identity....
Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy has today announced in partnership with BBC Scotland a brand new sitcom, Only Child, from the creators of Guilt, starring Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh. Alan Partridge is confirmed to return with a new documentary series as he...
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...
The BBC have released the first full trailer for upcoming comedy thriller Am I Being Unreasonable created and written by Daisy May Cooper & Selin Hizli Co-produced by Boffola Pictures and Lookout Point, Am I Being Unreasonable? sees Nic (Daisy May Cooper) grieving...
After a summer of sport, TV is getting its act together this autumn. Yes, the World Cup will disrupt things in November but the streamers have plenty to keep us non-footie fans occupied. Here are the shows we're looking forward to over the next few months. Minx...
Catherine Tate will return to the BBC for a new comedy Queen Of Oz. Tate will star in the leading role as well as executive produce the series. Princess Georgiana (Tate) is the black sheep of a fictional British Royal Family. A PR disaster, she’s spent her spoilt,...
The odd couple is a much-mined sitcom premise, with a myriad of shows built upon the fastidious, introvert forced by circumstance to spend time with a casually confident, careless extrovert. Looking at the trailers for Channel 4’s latest sitcom Big Boys, you might...
As fans of the hit series know by now Derry Girls is the creation of acclaimed writer Lisa McGee who mined her own experiences to create a candid, one-of-a-kind, family-centred comedy. While series one observed the gang navigating their teens in 1990’s Derry against a...
Principal filming has just completed on the new twisted six-part comedy thriller, Am I Being Unreasonable? written by and starring multi-BAFTA award-winning Daisy May Cooper (This Country) and Selin Hizli (Mum). The series is executive produced by Jack Thorne (His...
Dave has announced a new three-part comedy written by Gillian Roger Park and starring People Just Do Nothing star Hugo Chegwin alongside TV chef and grime artist Big Zuu, in his first television acting role, with Fran Mills (Harlots), Alexa Davies (Dead Pixels), Lucia...
The BBC have confirmed the second series of the fantastic romantic comedy Starstruck is coming very soon. The series, which is co-written by Rose Matafeo, Alice Snedden, and Nic Sampson, and produced by Avalon for BBC Three in the UK and HBO Max in the U.S will air on...
The BBC has announced brand new comedy 'Stuck', written by Dylan Moran and starring Dylan Moran and Morgana Robinson, is coming to BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in 2022. Made by Hat Trick Productions and filmed in Belfast, the five-part series is a sometimes dark, sometimes...
You're only 53 seconds into Episode 1 of Toast of Tinseltown when you realise that Stephen Toast (Matt Berry) and his bizarre theatrical world has not merely been ported from its original home on Channel 4 to BBC Two, but has been given the star treatment. Because...
This without question my favourite post of the year. It's another chance to celebrate the best television had to offer. 2021 was another strong year. Standouts It's a Sin, Mare of Easttown, Only Murders in the Building and the long-awaited third season of Succession....
A new term has emerged in the US. The term 'cord cutter' refers to someone who has let their cable provider go and only watches streaming services. There are so many streaming options in the US it's understandable that consumers may feel that traditional broadcast...
*Filming has started on three-part drama Crossfire for BBC One. The series stars Keeley Hawes (Finding Alice, It’s A Sin) Created and written by Louise Doughty (author of Apple Tree Yard), her first original series for television, Crossfire is set in a luxurious...
*To mark 100 years of the BBC in 2022, the Corporation has announced a bumper year of sports, events and landmark commissions for TV, Radio, and Online to inform, educate and entertain the nation, under the banner BBC 100. In 2022 special content will range from the...
It's time for another roundup of the news from the last few days in the world of TV. *Sunday night saw the 2021 Emmy Awards with Netflix's The Crown and Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso being the night's big winners. The Crown was named Best Drama whilst Olivia...
Sophie Willan’s larger-than-life comedy creation is Alma, a spirited, optimistic woman with a chaotic childhood, and an excellent line in fabulous furry pink coats. She’s doing her best despite life cruelly not living up to her glitzy expectations. In autobiographical...
Welcome to a new feature that we're trialling out here on the site. As we move into a new era for The Custard TV we're looking at ways we can deliver the same content in new ways. Our idea for the news is to give readers a rundown of the stories from the last few days...