2025 promises to be a great year for returning shows — we share our list of those we think you just cannot miss Lots of big shows took a year out in 2024, due to various strikes last year. We pick a few of those, as well as one that did manage an appearance, and one … >
Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels are dominating our fiction reading during lockdown, at least on Amazon Unsurprisingly, major success in one medium (in this case TV) can result in major sales of associated products. The Queen’s Gambit sparked a rise in sales of chess sets worldwide (and popularity of chess as a whole) and the same effect … >
The creator of In the Club has revealed that a third season of BBC One’s baby drama won’t be happening anytime soon. In the Club launched in August 2014 and returned for a second season earlier this year. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. BBC One announced the commission of a brand new drama … >
With our shorter runs of only 6-8 episodes, British TV’s season finales often suffer from applying too many quick fix resolutions, in order to tie up any loose ends. Luckily, Kay Mellor’s wonderful pregnancy drama In the Club does a very balanced job of solving a lot of this season’s issues, while delicately introducing plot lines that … >
Following on from last week’s very strong instalment, In the Club’s winning streak continues in tonight’s ep as all the women’s various problems are given time to be explored in high, dramatic fashion. “At the end of the day, we’re just human beings. We have our strengths and our weaknesses. We all make mistakes.” The … >
Created by Kay Mellor (The Syndicate, Band of Gold, Fat Friends), BBC One’s baby drama In the Club is back for a second season. The six new episodes will feature “more secrets, heartbreak, comedy and pathos”. New characters in Season 2 will include Shelly (Gemma Dobson), a pregnant surrogate who has rented out her womb to gay partners … >
As the second season of Kay Mellor’s In the Club progresses, the drama intensifies, providing one of the best episodes so far. “I was in the bar the other night…bumped into my ex. Or should I say, our ex.” Roanna’s (Hemione Norris) situation gathers steam as Ray confronts Simon’s dad, Jonathan (Neil Pearson), regarding his … >
Three episodes into the second season and the drama is still unfolding nicely in BBC One’s In The Club. All the women are showing signs of strain from their respective family issues, and while there is good news for some, it is the bad news and the heartache that seems to dominate the episode. “I didn’t sleep … >
With all of the main characters, old and new, highlighted in last week’s dramatic Season 2 opener, this week’s In the Club takes a more central look at Roanna (Hermione Norris) and Diane (Jill Halfpenny) as they deal with their own personal dramas. “I suppose we all have to make choices in life sometimes. We … >
Rejoining the ladies of Kay Mellor’s acclaimed drama, In the Club, we fast forward to nine months (how fitting) after the events of the first season’s finale. However, all of the ladies are coping in very different ways with their new additions. “If I were Neil, I’d leave me… find someone else. Fact is, he’s probably planning … >