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...
First Look: Am I Being Unreasonable?
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...
Autumn 2022: The shows we’re really excited to see.
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 to star in BBC comedy.
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,...
Big Boys: The poignant comedy that shines the light on the importance of male friendship.
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...
The Derry Girls are back for their final series as Channel 4 release first trailer.
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...
The BBC announce further cast for ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’
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 announces ‘Sneakerhead’
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...
‘Starstruck’ to return next month.
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...
Dylan Moran writes new BBC comedy ‘ Stuck’
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...
Moving ‘Toast’ to ‘Tinseltown’ loses nothing of what made the original so charming.
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...
The Best of 2021: From It’s a Sin to Mare of Easttown 2021 really delivered.
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....
REVIEW: Can American Network television still compete in the ‘streaming era’?
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...
NEWS Roundup: The BBC announce ‘Crossfire’ and ‘Red Rose’ PLUS: The Return of ‘We Are Lady Parts’
*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...
NEWS Roundup: The BBC marks 100 Years, First Look at Pam & Tommy and Bloods Returns
*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...
Custard TV News Update: The Crown and Ted Lasso win big at The Emmy Awards
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...
REVIEW: Alma’s Not Normal: Why we can all relate to Sophie Willan’s semi-autobiographical sitcom
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...
CUSTARD TV News Update: Succession airdate. First Look at ‘The Outlaws’, Trailer for ‘Maid’
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...
First Look: Feel Good Season 2
Netflix has released the first look at the return of Mae Martin's acclaimed semi-autobiographical comedy Feel Good. The first series, which aired in 2020 followed the love story of Mae and George (Charlotte Richie) as Mae struggled to hide her addiction and grappled...
OPINION: Why the US remake of ‘This Country’ might fall foul of other US remakes.
I, of course, was one of those people who turned his nose up at the idea of a US network re-working The Office for an American audience. The show felt so British that any attempt to transfer for an American audience would unquestionably lose what made the...
FIRST LOOK: The Offenders. Richard E Grant and Julia Davies join the cast.
The BBC and Amazon Studios released a first look image today from the upcoming series, The Offenders (w/t), from multi-award-winning writer and director Stephen Merchant.The image features Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Walken in his first lead British...
REVIEW: BBC Three’s ‘Starstruck’ feels like a breath of fresh air and just what we need now.
The best comedies, the greats, often feature people you wouldn't want to spend any time with if you were unfortunate to bump into them at a dinner party or a bus stop. The best recent examples are This Country and BBC Two's Mum. We loved those shows, but we'd cross...
NEWS: Rose Matefo’s Starstruck to return for a second series
The BBC have confirmed that romantic comedy Starstruck from Rose Matefo will return for a second series. In February, she told comedian James Nokise on his Eating Fried Chicken In The Shower podcast that when filming was postponed from March 2020 because...
The BBC confirms second series of ‘In My Skin’
Following rave reviews and award wins, the BBC has confirmed that comedy In My Skin will return for a second series. The five-part unflinching, raw, hilarious and heart-breaking gut punch of a series continues to follow the story of Bethan (Gabrielle Creevy),...