Vicky McClure joins us this week to talk about Amazon's Alex Rider, which we also review. Plus you get a (slightly belated) review of The First Team, our introduction to Canadian noir thriller Cardinal, and BBC2's mix-matched family comedy The

#79 - Save Me Too, Tales From The Loop, and Home Before Dark

Mar 29th, 2020 1h 12m

The magnificent Lennie James returns to our screens (in a bright yellow puffer jacket, naturally) having written a follow-up to 2018's brilliant Save Me. And that's not all, because this week we're also wrangling with the very fabric of existen

#75 - Noughts + Crosses, War Of The Worlds, Liar, and The Trip To Greece

Mar 2nd, 2020 1h 24m

This week's show sees us suiting up for yet another War Of The Worlds, this time in a more contemporary London with Gabriel Byrne on the run from Martian marauders. Plus we explore racial tensions in an alternate reality England with BBC1's Nou

#226 The Mandalorian, Abbott Elementary, and The Bay. With guest Neil Cross

Mar 6th, 2023 1h 49m

Luther is back this week (albeit in film form) and series creator Neil Cross drops by the show to talk all about the big man in the coat. Plus, in an unusually feisty instalment of the pod, we evaluate the return of The Mandalorian, explore the

#153 - Sex Education, Help, and Young Rock. With Guest Julianna Margulies

Sep 12th, 2021 1h 41m

The wonderful Julianna Margulies joins the cast of The Morning Show for season 2, and Pilot TV for episode 159, dropping by this week's show to chat all things TMS and how it feels to be reunited with Jennifer Aniston, with whom she exploded on

#142 - Mayans M.C., Sophie: A Murder In West Cork, Limetown, and The Watch

Jun 27th, 2021 1h 20m

True crime, fake crime and organised crime are the themes this week as we take a look at Netflix documentary Sophie: A Murder In West Cork; Alibi's Facebook acquisition, Limetown; the latest Season of Sons Of Anarchy spin-off Mayans M.C.; and i

#101 - Young Wallander, Away, and Two Weeks To Live

Aug 31st, 2020 1h 25m

Beth is back and mercifully audible this week as we dive into Netflix's Young Wallander, take a trip to Mars with Hillary Swank in Away, and see Maisie Williams turn into (another) pint-sized assassin in Sky's hitgirl comedy, Two Weeks To Live.

#91 - Perry Mason, Insecure, and Talking Heads. Featuring Natalie Dormer

Jun 21st, 2020 1h 42m

Natalie Dormer is our guest on this week's show, chatting about her new series, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels, and reminiscing about Game Of Thrones. Meanwhile, we resurrect a courtroom legend in HBO's Perry Mason, jump into the fourth season

#90 - The Sinner, The Great, and The Luminaries

Jun 14th, 2020 1h 14m

This week's show is brought to you in association with the definite article as we catch up with Bill Pullman in season 3 of The Sinner, head off to 18th century Russia with Elle Fanning in The Great, and to 19th century New Zealand with Eva Gre

#87 - Snowpiercer, Space Force, and We Hunt Together. Featuring Will Arnett

May 25th, 2020 1h 48m

Will Arnett joins us on the podcast this week as we lace up and hit the pitch for The First Team: his new comedy from the creators of The Inbetweeners. We also get our tickets punched for the long delayed TV adaptation of Bong Joon-Ho's Snowpie

#86 - Little Fires Everywhere, Homecoming, and Pandora

May 17th, 2020 1h 14m

We didn't start the fire... but we're pretty sure we know who did in Amazon's Little Fires Everywhere. Plus we try desperately to figure out what in creation is going on in Season 2 of Homecoming (it helps if you've seen Season 1, trust us), an

#83 - Trying, Upload, Stumptown, Code 404, and Blood

Apr 26th, 2020 1h 38m

On this week's show, Empire's Chris Hewitt parachutes in to join Boyd in giving Better Call Saul some long overdue love. Plus we look at parenting with Rafe Spall and Esther Smith in Apple's Trying, sample a technological afterlife in Amazon’s

#82 - After Life, Gangs Of London, Normal People, and Defending Jacob. Featuring Ricky Gervais

Apr 19th, 2020 2h 12m

Ricky Gervais is our guest on this week's show in a truly mammoth interview with Boyd about series 2 of After Life. As well as reviewing that show, we also tackle the heroically violent Gangs Of London from the director of The Raid, Gareth Evan

#76 - Westworld, Breeders, and Mrs. Fletcher

Mar 9th, 2020 1h 45m

Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard are our guests this week, stopping by to talk about their parenting comedy Breeders, which features Freeman hurling obscenities at a toddler and calling an alarm clock a c***. We also tackle Sky’s Mrs Fletcher,

#74 - I'm Not Okay With This, Altered Carbon, and Flesh And Blood. Featuring guest host Rufus Jones

Feb 24th, 2020 1h 30m

The star and creator of Channel 4's Home, Rufus Jones joins us on the podcast this week, stepping in for James while he's on holiday. And speaking of body swaps, this week sees us review Season 2 of Netflix's now Joel Kinnaman-less sci-fi Alter

#73 - Hunters, Intelligence, and This Country

Feb 17th, 2020 1h 18m

We’re on the lookout for Nazis with Al Pacino this week with Amazon’s Hunters, plus studying the art of incompetent spycraft with David Schwimmer in Intelligence, and taking a break from the bustle of London for a tongue-in-cheek look at Cotswo

#293 My Lady Jane, The Bear, and A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder. With guests Rob Brydon and Anna Chancellor

3 days ago 1h 30m

We may not have been able to cover The Bear last week but fear not, because our food order arrived in time for this week’s show and our take on The Bear’s third season is finally ready to go. Plus, not only do we fall under the spell of Prime V

#292 Douglas Is Cancelled, and Land Of Women. With guest Rapman

10 days ago 1h 24m

We may not be able to review Netflix’s Supacell until the next Pilot+ but that didn’t stop the show’s creator, Rapman, from dropping by to talk all about his Black superhero saga. And while we’re talking about things we couldn’t review, there’s

#291 We Were The Lucky Ones, Peacock, and Beacon 23. With guests Matt Smith and Fabien Frankel

17 days ago 1h 23m

We’re dancing with dragons on this weeks shows as two of the stars of House Of The Dragon join us on the show: Matt Smith and Fabien Frankel. Plus, we take a look at WWII family drama We Were The Lucky Ones on Disney+, renew our gym membership

#290 Presumed Innocent, House Of The Dragon, and Under The Bridge. With guests Danai Gurira and Sam Spruell

24 days ago 2h 8m

We have a guest double bill this week as Danai Gurira drops by to talk about taking up Michonne’s sword again in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, and Sam Spruell also joins us to talk all things Fargo. Plus we put Jake Gyllenhaal in the doc

#289 Queenie, Lost Boys And Fairies, and Becoming Karl Lagerfeld. With guests Benedict Cumberbatch and Abi Morgan

Jun 3rd, 2024 1h 28m

Eric star Benedict Cumberbatch and creator Abi Morgan both stop by this week to chat all things Eric, which recently debuted on Netflix. Plus, this week’s slate includes Channel 4’s adaptation of Candice Carty-Williams’ novel Queenie, BBC1’s dr

#288 - We Are Lady Parts, The Veil, and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. With guests Vicky McClure and Nida Manzoor

May 27th, 2024 1h 45m

We Are Lady Parts is back, back back! And to celebrate, writer and creator Nida Manzoor is on the show talking to Helen O’Hara. Plus Vicky McClure is also with us this week, chatting Insomnia on Paramount+. Meanwhile, James gets to zombiesplain

#287 Insomnia, Trying, and Bay Of Fires. With guests Rafe Spall and Esther Smith

May 20th, 2024 1h 42m

Trying returns to Apple this week and not only are we reviewing it but Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are with us on the show to talk all about it. Plus we’re up all night with Vicky McClure in Paramount+’s adaptation of Sarah Pinborough novel Ins

#286 The Gathering, Rebus, and Orphan Black: Echoes

May 13th, 2024 1h 29m

This episode marks the Pilot TV debut of Empire’s very own Sophie Butcher, filling in for work-shy slacker Kay who’s STILL on holiday. Sophie shares with us some of her favourite shows, plus we finally pin Boydy down on a definitive (laminated!

#285 Dark Matter, Doctor Who, Inside No.9, and The Young Offenders. With guest Jennifer Connelly

May 6th, 2024 1h 53m

We have TWO special guest this week. The first is the star of Dark Matter and all-round screen legend Jennifer Connelly, who joins us to discuss that series. The second is Swindon native all-round Pilot legend Beth Webb, who jumps back in to th