The Custard TV Podcast

# 471: The Listeners, Say Nothing, Alex Cross, Silo Season 2

Matt reunites with Custard TV Podcast royalty Gary as well as Maid for TV's Elaine Gregson to review four shows available this week.

First up, Rebecca Hall is a teacher plagued by a 'hum' that only she can hear in the BBC's new thriller The Listeners. Then, Maxine Peake stars in FX and Hulu's compelling series, Say Nothing which unpacks The Troubles with unflinching detail. Gary gets excited about Prime Video's new Alex Cross series and Elaine and Gary break down the bold and brave bottle episode that opens the second season of Apple's sci-fi series Silo.

# 470: Bad Sisters Series 2, The Day of the Jackal, You Would Do It Too, Before.

Matt and Dawn are back to review four brand new shows available this week. It's a very Apple TV+ heavy week with the return of The Garvey sisters in Sharon Horgan's brilliantly dark comedy Bad Sisters. There were questions about whether we needed a second series of this brilliant show, and Matt and Dawn address those in the review of the first episode of the new run. Then there's Apple's spooky drama Before, starring a very restrained Billy Crystal as a grieving child therapist who encounters a troubled young boy who he may have a connection with. Also on Apple, the Spanish drama, You Would Do It too, is a heist drama with a difference. Finally, the pair look at Sky's new take on The Day of the Jackal led by Eddie Redmayne which moves at a slower pace than you might expect.

 

# 469: Rivals, The Franchise, The Pardeeps of Pittsburgh, The Office Australia

Dawn Glenn and Mo Walker join Matt to review four new shows.  First, they travel back to 1986 to a life of excess in Disney's take on Jilly Cooper's hit novel Rivals. Then, imagine life on the set of a Marvel-esque superhero movie in Sky and HBO comedy The Franchise. Over on Prime Video, there are two new comedies. Firstly, an Indian family move to America for a new life in The Pardeeps of Pittsburgh. Finally, and for reasons that aren't entirely, the Australians have remade The Office for 2024. This throws up a lot of questions. Why remake something that has been so widely seen and also, have they done anything new with the format to make it feel more of its time?

Elsewhere, Matt has finished Heartstopper on Netflix and Dawn has some thoughts on Sky's Sweetpea. 

# 468: Disclaimer, Curfew, Mr Loverman, Sweetpea

The original Custardtv Podcaster Gary joins Matt and Dawn to review four new shows available this week.

Beginning with Apple's new 'thriller' starring Kate Blanchett and Kevin Cline. Then there's dark comedy Sweetpea from Sky Atlantic with a 'killer' performance from Fallout's Ella Purnell. Over on Paramount+ there's British thriller Curfew which imagines a world where men are tagged and kept under a curfew from 7pm to 7am every day. Finally, they watch Lennie James in the BBC's adaptation of Mr. Loverman which sees the former Lead of Duty lead don makeup to play a man in seventies who despite his marriage has been living a secret life with his male partner for the best part of 50 years.

There's also discussion on Alama's Not Normal and Lost.

467: Heartstopper Showtrial, Joan, Alama's Not Normal

First time podcaster Tyler Murray joins Matt and Dawn to review the returns of Heartstopper on Netflix and Showtrial and Alma's Not Normal on BBC iPlayer. Plus Sophie Turner in the story of a real-life jewel thief 'Joan' on ITVX.

TV Time Machine # 14: Spaced, Futurama, The Villa, The 1900 House

Luke & Matt head back to September '99 to look at the TV landscape of the time. Fellow podcaster Michael and Spaced superfan join them to revisit the first episode of the Channel 4 cult favourite from Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes and discuss its legacy. Then, we leap forward 100 years with Fry in Matt Greoning's Simpsons' follow-up Futurama. Then, two mostly forgotten curiosities from the time in Sky's relationship show The Villa and Channel 4's social experiment The 1900 House.

Then, as always, Luke is tested on his music knowledge with another chart from September 1999.

# 466: Nightsleeper, Ludwig, Apples Never Fall, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Matt is joined by pod regulars Mo Walker and Dawn Glen to review 4 brand new shows available this week. Firstly, the BBC's new thriller Nightsleeper followed by Apples Never Fall, another crime drama starring Anette Benning and Sam Neil. The BBC has bought the US drama after airing on streaming service Peacock.  Next up, David Mitchell leads quirky crime comedy Ludwig and finally, Ryan Murphy returns to Monster with Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

There's also discussion on Sherwood, Race Across the World and oddly, Hollyoaks.

 

 

 

 

TV Time Machine # 13: People Like Us, Let Them Eat Cake, Daylight Robbery

Matt and Luke travel back to September 1999 to review Michelle Collins and Lesley Sharp in Daylight Robbery. French and Saunders reunite for BBC comedy Let Them Eat Cake. We revisit the largely forgotten but brilliant BBC comedy People Like Us and test music knowledge in a new look quiz.