An A to Z of UK Television Drama
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An A to Z of UK Television Drama
Archive television podcast in which Andy Priestner and Martin Holmes explore a new UK drama every episode, offering informal critique, insights and trivia. Join them every fortnight for televisual-based larks.
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2.23 Who Pays The Ferryman?
[Spoiler alert! This series is almost 50 years old but we will be revealing - around 90 minutes - in who spectacularly dies in the literal cliffhanger...
2.22 Vote, Vote, Vote, for Nigel Barton (and Stand Up, Nigel Barton)
After a brief hiatus, Andy and Martin resume the second season of A to Z with the letter V. Admittedly cheating a little, their choice was 'Vote, Vote...
2.21 Undermind
Andy and Martin travel back in time to the summer of 1965 and the adventures of HR consultant Drew Heriot and his sister-in-law Anne as they face up t...
2.20 Tutti Frutti
This month Andy and Martin review the highly regarded 1987 BAFTA-winning Scottish drama Tutti Frutti, written by John Byrne and starring Robbie Coltra...
2.19b Interview with Carolyn Seymour
Twenty-one years after their first recorded interview on the first Survivors DVDs back in 2003, Andy catches up with Carolyn Seymour who played Abby G...
2.19a Survivors
This month Andy and Martin review the classic post-apocalypse drama Survivors created by Terry Nation. Specifically they review three episodes, one fr...
2.18 Rockliffe's Babies
Rock-a-bye baby in the tower block
Your Mum’s on the social
Your Dad’s in the dock
Your Mum’s in arrears
So, the Council’s gon...
2.17 Quiller
Andy & Martin almost meet their match in the 1975 series Quiller. But once they get past the first 10 dreadful minutes of its opening episode they fin...
2.16 Partners in Crime
Martin and Andy travel back to the early Eighties to uncover the birth of Agatha Christie on television. Before Joan Hickson's Miss Marple and David S...
2.15 Orde Wingate
This month Martin & Andy tackle a 1976 curio: a 3-part examination of the Zionist military leader Orde Wingate.
Wingate is played by Barr...
2.14 The Nightmare Man
After a longer break than intended An A to Z of UK Drama is back for the continuation of its second series, starting off the second half of the alphab...
2.13 Moonbase 3
The year is 2003 and Earth's intrepid humans have managed to set-up several bases on the moon. There they face the implacable enemy that is the silenc...
2.12 The Lotus Eaters
Summer is finally here, so Andy & Martin are off on their hols to Crete to spend some time at Shepherd's Bar in Agios Nickolaos! Back in 1972 The Lotu...
2.11 Kessler
Following their Secret Army episode last season, here Andy & Martin tackle its spin-off Kessler. The pair agree that its a very different show to its...
2.10 Jemima Shore Investigates
Why, why, why? Jemima!!! This month Andy and Martin plunge themselves head first into the poorly-made Thames drama Jemima Shore Investigates and proba...
2.9 Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
This time Andy & Martin delve into Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn Mysteries which aired on the BBC in the early Nineties.
Having watched the 1990...
2.8 Harry's Game
We return from our Christmas break for more of our second season of an A to Z of UK TV Drama...
We begin 2023 by looking back at the Gran...
2.7 The Ginger Tree
This month Andy and Martin review the 1989 adaptation of Oswald Wynd's novel The Ginger Tree, a 4-million pound co-production with NHK Tokyo and WGBH...
2.6 Fox
Andy & Martin get their cock-er-nee on as they explore the London-set family saga Fox, executive-produced by Verity Lambert. Written by Trevor Preston...
2.5 Enchanted April
For those who appreciate wisteria and sunshine... an advertisement in a newspaper captures the attention of two constrained and unhappy women from the...
2.4 The Day of the Triffids
Andy and Martin turn their attention to a cult sci-fi classic from 1981: John Wyndham's post-apocalyptic tale of man versus plant: The Day of the Trif...
2.3 Cousin Bette
While Andy is returning to an old favourite and a third viewing, Martin is seeing this 1971 adaptation of Honore de Balzac’s Cousin Bette for the firs...
2.2 The Barchester Chronicles
The second episode of this new series of their podcast sees Andy and Martin visit sleepy Barsetshire and the quiet cathedral town of Barchester, where...
2.1 Abigail's Party
Andy and Martin return for another series of an A to Z of UK television drama and in time-honoured fashion are keeping it alphabetical. First up is th...
27. The Zoo Gang
We made it! The final episode of the first series of 'An A to Z of UK TV Drama' is in the can. Rather than choosing the rather obvious Z Cars we thoug...
26. Yellowthread Street
This Hong Kong-set series was one of the top-rated shows of 1990. Going out on ITV in the first quarter of the year this 13-part cop show was a big hi...
25. The XYY Man
It was always going to be The XYY Man for letter X, giving Andy the opportunity to finally take the cellophane off his DVD boxset. The series is about...
24. The Woman in Black
For the first time in this series Andy & Martin turn their attention to the ghost story genre with an examination of the the critically acclaimed 1989...
23b. Interview with David Tucker (director of all of A Very Peculiar Practice)
Andy interviews David Tucker who directed every single episode of A Very Peculiar Practice and the sequel film A Very Polish Practice. He counts the e...
23a. A Very Peculiar Practice
In this episode we celebrate the BAFTA-nominated A Very Peculiar Practice and explore 'the swamp of fear and loathing' that is Lowlands University. St...
22. Ultraviolet
Andy and Martin find themselves in their new slot of the 14th day of every month and thankfully (workload-wise) an episode with no extras to edit! Thi...
21b. Interview with Lavinia Warner (Tenko's creator)
Andy is excited to be speaking to none other than the creator of Tenko about her memories of creating the series while in her Twenties. She recalls ho...
21a. Tenko Reunion
Andy and Martin stutter a bit at 'T' in their alphabetical journey through archive TV, following up last time's Tenko episode with the Christmas final...
20d. Interview with Louise Jameson
Andy interviews Louise Jameson about her favourite television role - Blanche Simmons - over two series of Tenko. She recalls the sisterhood that forme...
20c. Interview with Claire Oberman
An exclusive new interview with Claire Oberman who played Aussie nurse Kate Norris in all three series of Tenko as well as the Reunion Special. In ad...
20b. Interview with Veronica Roberts
Andy interviews Veronica 'Ronnie' Roberts about playing Dorothy Bennett over three series of Tenko. She recalls filming adventures overseas and here i...
20a. Tenko
What else could it be for the letter T than Tenko? Once again, Andy wrote a comprehensive book on the series ‘Remembering Tenko’ and considers the ser...
19d. Interview with Clifford Rose
Andy interviews Clifford Rose about playing Kessler in Secret Army and its sequel Kessler. This is the third and final extra accompanying Andy and Mar...
19c. Interview with Juliet Hammond-Hill
Andy interviews Juliet Hammond-Hill about her memories of playing Natalie Chantrens in Secret Army. This is the second of three extras accompanying An...
19b. Interview With Angela Richards
Andy interviews Angela Richards about playing Monique in Secret Army. This is the first of three extras accompanying Andy and Martin's regular episode...