Jack Whitehall Live: I’m Only Joking (2020) – TV Review

Jack Whitehall is quite a divisive comedian these days, and not in the way you would usually expect. It isn’t because he makes particularly controversial jokes, but simply there is a huge split on people who really like him and people who really don’t. I personally used to be a big fan but in the …

Chewing Gum (2015) – TV Review

Michaela Coel recently set the world alight with her remarkable drama ‘I May Destroy You’ (my review of that coming tomorrow morning) but before that, she became hugely popular due to writing and starring in this Channel 4 comedy. This is a very different show as it doesn’t tackle some of the darker issues ‘I …

Killing Eve Season 4 Delayed – What Does It Mean?

News has finally arrived to confirm what many of us expected, that ‘Killing Eve’ season 4 has been delayed indefinitely. Filming was initially expected to begin in August on track for the usual spring launch the following year. However, due to the fact that a key part of the show is the multiple European locations …

Crashing (2016) – TV Review

In 2020, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is one of the hottest names in town, with her incredible talent recognised by wide ranging audiences and awards bodies alike, but back in 2016 she was a mostly unknown talent. However, in the space of around 6 months, both ‘Crashing’ and ‘Fleabag’ launched and changer her career forever. ‘Crashing’ is …

McMillions (2020) – TV Review

One of the most popular things on TV in recent years has been these shocking and entirely bonkers documentary series’ about real life scandals that seem too bizarre to be true (‘Tiger King’ is a recent example) and ‘McMillions’ is very much in that vein. The series unravels the web that was created when one …

The Other One (2020) – TV Review

‘The Other One’ had its initial pilot in 2017 but it wasn’t until 2020 that we got the full series. But was it worth the wait? Mostly, the answer is no. It’s by no means a bad show, as it has a really talented cast and some occasionally funny moments, but on the whole it …

Mrs. America (2020) – TV Review

This is a fascinating story to tell, with so many famous women all working together and against each other at such a defining point in history, while also allowing the story to sadly mirror the present day in many ways. Despite this, it could very easily have been told recklessly, but the team here get …

Talking Heads (2020) – TV Review

Alan Bennett’s talking heads has been revived for ‘lockdown’ by the BBC for 12 episodes (including two entirely new ones) and my brief review of each episode is below: Imelda Staunton in ‘A Lady of Letters’ kicks off this revival season in solid but unspectacular fashion. Staunton is a brilliant actress and is really good …

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