TV Gold
Ms. X, Life Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, After the Flood S2
• Ms. X (Binge/Foxtel, 6 episodes) Ms. X is a six-part dramedy that tells a “good person gone bad” story, through the eyes of a suburban kiwi mum. A stay-at-home mother of two, Mia Bennett (featuring the return of Melissa George), suspects her husband is cheating. He arrives home after a night out …
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The Killings at Parrish Station, Small Prophets, The Four Seasons
The Killings at Parrish Station (Stan, 6 episodes) When a brutal massacre at a remote desert research station rocks 1987 Australia, Detective Georgia Cooke (Mia Wasikowska) and her partner, Michael Thorne (Xavier Samuel), uncover disturbing links between a delusional survivor, a mysterious text cal…
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Star City, Alice and Steve, I Will Find You
Alice and Steve (Disney+, 6 episodes) Billed as a comedy-drama that follows the 25-year-long friendship between middle-aged Londoners Alice and Steve. Their bond devolves into an all-out, petty feud when Steve—a divorced celebrity hairdresser—begins dating Alice’s recently dumped daughter, Izzy. C…
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Two Years Later, Ground Up, Cape Fear
On this episode of TV Gold, Andrew Mercado and James Manning review: Two Years Later (Paramount+, 8 episodes) Two Years Later is an Australian romantic dramedy created by Pete Bridges, starring Brenton Thwaites and Phoebe Tonkin. The show tracks thirty-somethings Ryan and Emily, who exchanged flir…
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Tip Toe special episode with Invisible Boys author Holden Sheppard
A special episode of TV Gold this week with Andrew Mercado and James Manning joined by author Holden Sheppard, whose best-selling debut novel Invisible Boys was turned into a Stan series. All three have watched Tip Toe and talk about the series, the themes explored, the plot devices and how some cr…
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A Woman of Substance, Dear England, Deli Boys, Life Is Short
Shows reviewed by Andrew Mercado and James Manning this week on the TV Gold podcast: A Woman of Substance (Binge, 8 episodes) Based on the best-selling novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford, A Woman of Substance is a drama spanning six decades, charting the rise of Emma Harte (Brenda Blethyn) from penn…
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Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, The Boroughs, Kylie
Andrew Mercado and James Manning review three new TV series this episode: Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (AppleTV, 10 episodes) Paula (Tatiana Maslany) is a magazine fact-checker in the midst of a messy divorce from her ex-husband Karl which centres around the custody arrangements of their daughter H…
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Dutton Ranch, Legends, Gary, and Rivals S2
This week on the TV Gold podcast Andrew Mercado and James Manning review: Dutton Ranch (Paramount+, 9 episodes) Reilly and Cole Hauser reprising their roles from Yellowstone as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. They gamble everything on a new life in South Texas, with the promise of building a future f…
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Widow's Bay, Urzila, The Revenge Club
TV series reviewed on the TV Gold podcast this week: Widow’s Bay (Apple TV, 10 episodes) Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) is a well-meaning but somewhat timid leader determined to transform his struggling, isolated town of Widow’s Bay into a bustling tourist destination. Despite warnings from eccen…
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Half Man, Apex, Bad Company, Euphoria
Half Man (Stan, 6 episodes) The original six-episode drama from the multi award-winning Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) explores male rage, trauma, and identity over 30 years, starting with the childhood of two “brothers from another lover” and following them into adulthood. A tough watch for some, t…
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