Oct 16, 2016I TALK Strictly Come Dancing (Series 14)Last night, I was invited down to Elstree to be in the audience for Saturday night’s most-watched television programme, Strictly Come...
Oct 9, 2016I TALK The Missing (Series 2)When The Missing ended in December 2014, I was satisfied with how the series ended. It had a beginning, a middle and a definite end. But...
Sep 25, 2016I TALK Morgana Robinson's The AgencyQuite how Morgana Robinson isn’t a household name yet, I’ll never know. But hopefully her new seven-part BBC Two series Morgana...
Sep 23, 2016I TALK DamnedTwo Jo Brand comedies in one year?! 2016 really is spoiling us, although her latest comedy Damned has been a long time coming. Originally...
Sep 17, 2016I TALK National TreasureChannel 4’s latest drama National Treasure is a brilliant observation of what happens when a much-loved entertainer gets accused of...
Sep 6, 2016I TALK Our Girl (Series 2)Michelle Keegan (Coronation Street) takes over from Lacey Turner (EastEnders) in the new series of Our Girl, but she isn’t playing the...
Sep 2, 2016I TALK Cold Feet (Series 6)"When is Cold Feet coming back?" is a question which has followed actors James Nesbitt, John Thomson, Fay Ripley, Hermione Norris and...
Aug 26, 2016I TALK Young HyacinthKerry Howard (Witless, Him & Her) is taking on one of sitcom’s greatest characters, Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) in a one-off BBC...
Aug 23, 2016I TALK Are You Being Served?When it was announced that the BBC were bringing Are You Being Served? back for a one-off with a brand new cast, I’ll admit I had my head...
Jul 14, 2016I TALK The RebelSimon Callow stars in The Rebel, a brand new UKTV original comedy for Gold. When you think of Simon Callow, you probably think of him as...
Jul 1, 2016I TALK Brief EncountersGet ready for the big feel-good hit of the summer... Brief Encounters! ITV deliver some great drama, but it’s often not very feel-good....
Jun 17, 2016I TALK Taskmaster (Series 2)Taskmaster is one of those shows you really have to watch to get. Sure, it's essentially five comedians, competing against each other by...
Jun 5, 2016I TALK New BloodWhen you look back at the outstanding drama the BBC have produced so far this year, they all have one thing in common. Whether it’s Sarah...
May 12, 2016I TALK MumWhen BBC Three moved online earlier on this year, it left behind a great comedy legacy, including Little Britain, Gavin & Stacey and Him...
Apr 28, 2016I TALK In The Club (Series 2)Cast your minds back to August 2014, and you'll probably remember an excellent new drama about pregnancy on BBC One. It was called In The...
Apr 24, 2016I TALK The SecretJames Nesbitt returns to ITV in The Secret, a new four-part drama which tells the story of a real life double murder. Whilst the BBC have...
Apr 21, 2016I TALK FlowersDescribed by Channel 4 as a dark comedy drama, Flowers is being treated as a bit of an event for the channel as they've decided to show...
Apr 13, 2016I TALK The FiveFirst there was Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, and now Sky 1 just keep the good drama coming with new ten-part drama, Harlan Coben’s The Five. For...