TV Picks: 30th March - 5th April
Kidding
Tuesday 31 March
Sky Comedy, 9.35pm
Jim Carrey returns as Jeff Piccirillo, the publicly beloved but personally tormented children’s television presenter of Mr Pickles’ Puppet Time.
Jim Carrey returns as Jeff Piccirillo, the publicly beloved but personally tormented children’s television presenter of Mr Pickles’ Puppet Time.
While we may have seen the Premier League grind to a halt last week, fans can still get their football fix via this Netflix drama about the birth of the modern game.
Both mother and son come of age in this new bawdy comedy series based on Tom Perrotta’s novel of the same name.
When George Osborne first uttered the phrase “Northern Powerhouse” back in 2014, it’s fair to say that the TV industry wasn’t at the front of his mind. But, six years on, is it time to start thinking of it as such?
Back then, the mood in the TV industry across the North of England was very different. Both Leeds and Manchester were still struggling with the impact of ITV’s retrenchment to London, while the BBC’s project as the anchor tenant of MediaCity UK was barely into its stride.
Creator Gareth Evans (of The Raid franchise) will bring his trademark cinematic action to the small screen in this gang feud saga set in modern, multicultural London.
The series features Joe Cole of Peaky Blinders, trading in his Shelby colours for those of the Wallace family. As Sean Wallace, he takes over the reins of the most powerful crime family in London after patriarch Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney) is killed by an unknown assassin.
The broadcaster has released trailers for four of its upcoming original British series, including two new comedy series, the return of Save Me and a new series from Lucy Prebble and Billie Piper.
Brassic creators Joe Gilgun, Danny Brocklehurst and David Livingstone discuss the hit TV show, the representation of male mental health issues and the potential second series at the RTS and Sky event.
Dani Dyer narrates this documentary taking a deep dive into a diamond shop in London’s East End.
The new deal will see Sky customers have more forms of entertainment in one place, with the option to have Netflix’s Basic Plan on Sky Q.
With just one service, customers will be able to switch seamlessly between Sky and Netflix content.
From Sky original productions like Chernobyl, to new shows such as Third Day and returning shows like Save Me Too, plus Netflix’s own original roster including dramas, films and documentaries, with content such as The Witcher, The Irishman and the new series of Sex Education.