The Teacher, The Stolen Girl and Andrew discovers the ballet
Just two major series, both UK dramas, are reviewed this episode and the Show of the Week vote is split! Plus Andrew catches up with Etoile. The Teacher (8 episodes, 9Now) The second season has little to do with the first series which starred Sheridan Smith. A new cast and a ramped up plot in S2 starts with promiscuous teachers on a school excursion. The first episode takes nasty turn when a student goes missing and the teachers are implicated in a murder investigation. The Stolen Girl (5 episodes, Disney+) Denise Gough is great playing a mother who realises her daughter won’t be coming back from a playdate one day after school. Strong performances too from Holliday Grainger as the abductor and Ambika Mod as a dogged journalist covering the abduction. Andrew also hands in his homework – watching the series Etoile which was first reviewed a week ago by James. He was pleasantly surprised.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Four Seasons, Duster, Étoile
Of the three new series this week, The Four Seasons is the only one Andrew and James have both seen. Andrew also tuned into Duster and James was working his way through Étoile. The Four Seasons (Netflix, 8 episodes): New from Tina Fey who also stars alongside Steve Carrell and Will Forte. Three couples who spend a vacation together every year are tested when one of the couples splits. Duster (Max, 8 episodes) New from producer JJ Abrams it tells the story of the life of a gutsy getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate that goes from awful to wildly, stupidly, dangerously awful. Étoile (Prime Video, 8 episodes) New from the creators of The Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel is this ambitious drama series about a partnership between the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre in New York and Le Ballet National in Paris. Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg star. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Scrublands S2, Government Cheese, The Last of Us, Big Boys
Four TV series reviewed this week, just one of them brand new, the others are extra seasons of existing programs. • Scrublands Season 2 (Stan, 4 episodes)• Government Cheese (AppleTV+, 10 episodes)• Big Boys Season 3 (iview, 6 episodes)• The Last Of Us Season 2 (Foxtel/Binge/Max, 7 episodes)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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TV Gold Easter 2025: Narrow Road to the Deep North, Top 5s for Q1
A slightly different episode for Easter. We review one new Australian drama series and then list our Top 5 shows of the first quarter of 2025. • Narrow Road to the Deep North (Prime Video, 5 episodes) has dropped with all five eps immediately available. The series tells the story of Australian prisoners of war in World War II who had to help build the Thai-Burma railway and the brutal conditions they lived under in a Japanese detention camp. Great performances from Jacob Elordi and Ciaran Hinds as the young and old Dorrigo Evans and Heather Mitchell and Olivia DeJonge as the young and old Ella Evans. 2025 Top 5 so far From the 26 series reviewed so far in 2025 Andrew and James have listed their Top 5. There are nine series in all meaning they only agree on one show that featured on both lists. Those nine series are: ProtectionAmandalandInvisible BoysParadiseSmoggie QueensToxic TownMobLandDying for SexYour Friends and Neighbours Listen as the hosts debate their choices and mention several massive series that didn’t make the list. TV Gold Homework There was also some extra viewing required from the previous episode with debate around Your Friends and Neighbours, Dying for Sex and Good American Family. Were they all really worthy of Show of the Week status? After watching more episodes of all of them, do Andrew and James change their minds about any of them?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Good American Family, Dying For Sex, Your Friends and Neighbours
Tough podcast episode to find just one series for TV Gold Show of the Week! Three very impressive American dramas to choose from. You are going to need access to Disney+ and AppleTV+ accounts to enjoy them all.• Good American Family (Disney+, 8 episodes) A synopsis that starts "[a series] about the adoption of a child with dwarfism and the subsequent abandonment of the child" doesn't scream must-watch. But a cast led by Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplas make this a compelling watch.• Dying For Sex (Disney+, 8 episodes) A comedy with a difference features Michelle Williams literally dying for sex. Half hour episodes fly by thanks in part to great supporting cast including Jenny Slate, Rob Delaney and Sissy Spacek.• Your Friends and Neighbours (AppleTV+, 10 episodes) Jon Hamm turns in an acting masterclass in arguably his best role since Mad Men. And with a character not totally dissimilar to that series' Don Draper. Hamm leads a good life in finance markets, but he finds himself failing to make ends meet and he resorts to drastic measures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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