I Talk Telly | Articles 2012

Nov 18, 2012

I TALK Him & Her (Series 3)

Very often the BBC will decide to end a sitcom after its second series. Previous examples include Fawlty Towers and The Office. But...

Oct 7, 2012

I TALK Friday Night Dinner (Series 2)

Turning a Jewish tradition into a sitcom was perhaps never an easy task but Friday Night Dinner has managed to do just that in...

Aug 27, 2012

I TALK Citizen Khan

Tonight saw the first episode of Citizen Khan air on BBC One, the show is the first Asian sitcom for the BBC. Created by radio presenter...

Aug 14, 2012

I TALK Bad Education

Since hearing about Bad Education, a sitcom set in a school I could not wait to watch the first episode. A few months down the line and...

Jul 8, 2012

I TALK Parents

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Sky's recent move into television comedy, however it doesn't mean to say I like them all (*cough*...

Jun 25, 2012

I TALK Alan Partridge, Veep & Walking & Talking

Tonight saw Sky Atlantic enter the Comedy market with a vengeance with three brand new shows of equal comedy brilliantness (if that's...

Jun 18, 2012

I TALK True Love

Last night, BBC One began a five-part British drama called True Love by award-winning writer and director Dominic Savage. Spread out over...

Jun 14, 2012

I TALK Dead Boss

At the start of this year I wrote about some of the comedy that was due to come out in 2012, amongst those programmes was Dead Boss which...

May 13, 2012

I TALK Starlings

In a similar vein to the fantastic Stella, a new Comedy-Drama Starlings aired tonight for the first time on Sky1. Regular readers of the...

May 11, 2012

I TALK Episodes (Series 2)

Like many, I was a huge fan of Friends and because I enjoyed the character of Joey so much I gave the spin-off Joey a go, but sadly it...

Apr 20, 2012

I TALK Not Going Out (Series 5)

Tonight saw the second episode from the firth series of Lee Mack & Tim Vine's comedy sitcom Not Going Out air on BBC One. On the 25th of...

Apr 19, 2012

I TALK Free Speech

I have always enjoyed the type of programmes that BBC Three make and in particular the voice they give to people through their reality...

Apr 14, 2012

I TALK Derek

Love him or loathe him there's no denying that Ricky Gervais (The Office, Extras, Life's Too Short) gets people talking, and more...

Apr 5, 2012

I TALK One Night

Regular readers know that I have a passion for TV Comedy and that is usually what I write about and review. But, I'd be a fool to ignore...

Mar 8, 2012

I TALK Prisoners’ Wives

Last night, the final episode in the first series of Prisoners' Wives aired. Written & created by Julie Gearey the BBC/Tiger Aspect UK...

Feb 25, 2012

I TALK Benidorm (Series 5)

If you're a regular reader of my blog then you would have realised that whilst I talk often about comedy on BBC, Channel 4 and Sky, I...

Jan 17, 2012

I TALK Stella

Ruth Jones, one of the two Comedy powerhouses (the other being James Corden) behind quite possibly my favourite show of all time Gavin &...

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