Matt and Luke are joined by Michael Lee to review the welcome return of ITV's best crime drama Unforgotten. BBC One's new four-part drama Bloodlands, new Netflix drama Behind Her Eyes and look back at the wonderful It's a Sin in its entirety.

#330: Unforgotten, Behind Her Eyes, Bloodlands, It's A Sin

Reviews and opinions from a trio of TV obsessives on a variety of the week’s biggest shows. Expect hot takes, bad jokes and people who have spent far too much time in front of the TV. Read more from the team on thecustardtv.com

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Matt and Sarah are joined by guest and the other half of the Shipyard Podcast, Lucy Macey to review Netflix drama ERIC which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a man struggling with the disappearance of his young son and who sees a 7 foot blue puppet.  Then, Lost Boys and Fairies, a gentle drama from the BBC about a gay couple wanting to adopt and the issues that can bring. Brand new comedy Queenie from Channel 4, and staying with Channel 4, the girls of We Are Lady Parts are back for the long-awaited second series of the acclaimed comedy.

# 430: ERIC, Lost Boys and Fairies, Queenie and We Are Lady Parts

Matt and Dawn are joined by occasional site contributor, film fan and big Inside No.9 enthusiast Nick Bartlett to review 4 new shows this week. They look at a dodgy English accent from Elisabeth Moss in the FX now on Disney+ drama The Veil. Then, big budget HBO drama The Sympathiser from Park Chan-wook which has interesting cameos from Robert Downey Jr. Then, the story of the rise of the Black Panther Party in The Big Cigar from Apple. Lastly, and mostly for Nick, the trio look at the most recent episode of Inside No.9 and dissect the series as it stands so far.
There's also talk on Doctor Who.

# 429: The Veil, The Big Cigar, The Sympathiser, Inside No.9 so far.

Matt and Luke head back to 1999, more specifically May 1999 to review 4 shows debuting that month. They look at the first couple of episodes of Season two of South Park which began on Channel 4 in May as well as examining the phenomenon around the animated hit at that time. They also watch Channel 4 drama Physcoes which looked at life in a psychiatric unit. Then, also on Channel 4, they watch Geri - a documentary which followed Geri Halliwell in the immediate aftermath of her departure from The Spice Girls. The documentary charts her struggle to find a purpose after leaving the group and was a properly fascinating look at a different kind of stardom. Finally, they watch Sir Bernard's Stately Homes, a 10-minute mockumentary fronted by a very young Matt Lucas and David Walliams and directed by a young up-and-comer named Edgar Wright. Luke is tested on his music knowledge with a chart from May of 1999.

TV Time Machine # 9

Matt and Dawn are joined by Doctor Who superfan Suky to review the return/reboot of the iconic BBC series. The trio also review Channel 4's new teen thriller The Gathering alongside sci-fi drama Dark Matter on Apple TV+ and Bodkin on Netflix.

# 428: Doctor Who, Dark Matter, The Gathering and Bodkin.

Matt and Dawn are joined by regular guest and token American Mo Walker to review 4 new shows debuting this week. Martin Freeman returns in the brilliantly tense crime drama The Responder. Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith prepare to say goodbye to Inside No.9 as the ninth and final series begins on BBC Two. Over on Netflix the trio review two very different dramas in David E Kelley's adaptation of Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full and a take on Neil Gaiman's Dead Boy Detectives.
 
There's also discussion on Mo's recent trip to the UK, the good and bad surrounding the huge conversation around Baby Reindeer as Race Across the World.

#330: Unforgotten, Behind Her Eyes, Bloodlands, It's A Sin

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