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Welcome to the TV Gold podcast from Andrew Mercado and James Manning. A podcast for people who love great television.

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Amandaland, Breathtaking, Prime Target, Saucy!

This week on TV Gold we look at the Stan comedy Amandaland with Lucy Punch and Joanna Lumley.The other main review in this Best of British episode is Breathtaking on 7plus starring Joanne Froggatt as an NHS nurse during the Covid epidemic in London.Also up for discussion is the AppleTV+ thriller Prime Target starring Leo Woodall as a Cambridge maths student with a brilliant supporting cast including Sidse Babett Knudsen and Martha Plimpton. Plus Andrew has been watching the SBS documentary Saucy! Secrets of the British Sex Comedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 min
13 FEB

TV Gold: Apple Cider Vinegar, Protection plus summer viewing lists

After a summer break from podcasting, Andrew Mercado and James Manning are back with their first episode of 2025. Two big shows reviewed this week are Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix) and Protection (Stan).Andrew and James also have a long list of the best TV series they watched over their summer break. Andrew also has some programming advice for one of the TV networks!For the complete list make sure you visit the TV Gold Facebook page. Leave us your comments too about what you've been watching. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

38 min
19/12/2024

Best TV series of 2024 lists

The TV Gold critics have delivered their Best of 2024 Lists. There are over 30 shows on the List. Some of the programs Andrew and James both agree on are: Boy Swallows Universe (Netflix) Mr Bates vs the Post Office (7plus) Ripley (Netflix) After the Party (ABC) Thou Shall Not Steal (Stan) Rivals (Disney+) Check the complete lists on the TV Gold Facebook page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

41 min
12/12/2024

Black Doves, The Agency, The Sticky, Tsunami: Race Against Time

This episode of TV Gold is largely about spies this week as we look at two major espionage dramas. Black Doves (Netflix, 6 episodes) features Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire in this expansion of the genre. Meet the Christmas spy thriller. The Agency (Paramount+, 10 episodes) This series takes viewers inside the CIA in a tale about its undercover agents working in Europe. Another all-star spy thriller with Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere as high ranking agents. The Sticky (Prime, 6 episodes) A comedy-drama series about Ruth Landry, a maple syrup farmer who, in defiance of a heartless system, assembles a team to undertake the Canadian heist of the century. The target: the country’s multi-million dollar maple syrup surplus. Tsunami: Race Against Time (Disney+) The story of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest in history. It follows the wave coast to coast as it spreads, with unseen archive video and stories of survival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
05/12/2024

Landman, Get Millie Black, The Madness, Lindsay Lohan’s Xmas

Three TV series and three recent movies on offer this week. Landman (Paramount+, 10 episodes) The latest from Taylor Sheridan with Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore. The Madness (Netflix, 8 episodes) A political thriller about a CNN pundit framed for murder. Get Millie Black (Binge, 5 episodes) Another crime drama about an officer returning home, but wow is this one a little different. Movie bonus: Three new arrivals on Netflix – Laura Dern meets a Hemsworth in Lonely Planet, Lindsay Lohan’s latest Xmas movie and the massive box office flop The Fall Guy turns up on streaming. Reminder: Don’t miss last week’s Show of the Week – How To Make Gravy (Foxtel/Binge) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
28/11/2024

How to Make Gravy, A Man on the Inside, Douglas is Cancelled

Three programs reviewed this week – an Australian Christmas movie, and series from the US and UK. How to Make Gravy (Binge/Foxtel, movie) The much anticipated movie from Meg Washington and Nick Waterman. Brilliant cast including Daniel Henshall in the lead, another unforgettable Hugo Weaving performance and Meg Washington showing another side of her considerable skills. A Man on the Inside (Netflix, 8 episodes) Ted Danson has helped make yet another sitcom a major hit. Here he plays a retired professor moonlighting as a private investigator. Douglas in Cancelled (ABC/iview, 4 episodes) A mini-series about the news business and what might happen when you say the wrong thing. Stars Hugh Bonneville with a breakout performance from Karen Gillan as the news program anchors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
21/11/2024

Dune Prophecy, Nugget is Dead, Bad Sisters S2, Television Event, Countdown50

special guest in the TV Gold studio this week as TV Tonight’s David Knox joins the episode. Programs we review this week below. What will be the Show of the Week? Dune Prophecy (Binge, 6 episodes) A prequel to the two Dune movies. An ambitious storyline that has a flavour of Games of Thrones about it. The cast features five Australian actors including Travis Fimmel. Nuggett Is Dead (Stan) The latest Christmas movie from the streamer and two very different reviews from Andrew and James. Bad Sisters S2 (Apple TV+) A great cast tries to recapture the magic that was Season 1. And you haven’t seen that, forget Season 2 until you’ve enjoyed those episodes. Television Event (SBS On Demand) A documentary about the 1983 US telemovie The Day After which pulled a huge audience of people worried about the nuclear arms race. Countdown50 (iview) All three commentators this week agree this was a brilliant special. David Knox was in the audience and the TV Gold commentary was unanimous – more please ABC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

35 min
18/11/2024

The Day of the Jackal, The Jury, Matlock, A Remarkable Place to Die, Yellowstone

We power through five shows this week – four new series plus the return of Yellowstone. The Day of the Jackal (Binge/Foxtel, 10 episodes) is the big show of the week with a stunning performance in the lead role from Eddie Redmayne. The Jury: Death on the Staircase (SBS ON Demand, 5 episodes) A re-enactment of a real manslaughter case, presented word-for-word with actors taking on the roles of the jury. Matlock (Paramount+/10) Kathy Bates is a lawyer in her 70s who rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses her wily tactics to win cases and expose wrongdoing. One of our critics got the plot twist, the other one…well, not so much! A Remarkable Place to Die (Seven, 4 episodes) Rebecca Gibney features in this, but despite the publicity, she’s not the star. This murder mystery feels a little like Return to Paradise and it stars Chelsea Preston Crayford. Yellowstone (Return of S5, 6 episodes) At last Taylor Sheridan’s biggest hit is back. But without its biggest star. Just how do they tidy up that plotline? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

32 min

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19 Ratings

Love this Podcast however where r u now? Its now 9th Feb 2025

8 Feb

Baulkham Hills

Great show for any streaming fans. Both journalists provide an interesting mix & at times contrasting views on content.
Love it

06/04/2024

Sallydddd

I look forward to every release to find out about shows I haven’t seen yet and also to hear their opinions on shows I’ve already watched to compare notes. I love that they don’t always agree and I really enjoy their wrap ups. Thanks guys.
Excellent Podcast!

11/09/2023

CJW-2021

My wife and I have discovered so many great shows from listening to this podcast! There are so many platforms and channels to choose from these days and it is so easy to miss great shows - TV Gold solves this problem! Thank you James and Andrew! We never miss an episode!
Give Me a Dead Body Anytime

14/04/2023

Nimbin Lad

James, Andrew …thanks for an entertaining and insightful podcast about all things TV. For me I love a quality British drama set in some isolated windswept coast line and it shows the big difference between pommy authentic drama and US shows where everyone is just too beautiful and handsome Thanks again Geoff of Nimbin