Backstage - TV & Film

This week on Backstage, we’re heading around the world. We take a family trip to Liverpool to have a chat with Tim Roth about his third and final series of Tin Star: Liverpool. From there, we head to Japan to review Netflix’s manga-inspired Alice in Borderland. Then it’s back over to Ireland to chat about new Apple TV Plus animation Wolfwalkers. In the end, we settle on good old American crime thr...

This week on Backstage we re-visit the buzziest show this autumn and talk about The Undoing finale. We hear from Viggo Mortensen who’s made his directorial debut with Falling. We review Netflix’s Citizen Kane influenced ‘Mank’ and glitz it up with a musical interlude from ‘The Prom’, and if that wasn’t enough, we step in to fairytales with the new Disney+ Christmas film ‘Godmothered’. Are you exci...

Is it too early for Christmas chat? We don't think so! This week on Backstage we’re talking about the Queen Dolly Parton's new Netflix film, Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square, and discussing a rather different take on Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Also, Kate Winslet is doing it for the horse lovers in the new Disney + adaptation of Black Beauty. Plus we’ll discuss director-gate, Flight Attendan...

This week on Backstage, we are re-joined by the marvellous Bethany Minelle, who is keen to get the Christmas decorations up, no matter the time of year! We are looking at two films today: Hillbilly Elegy - a new Netflix drama, based on the New York Times Bestseller by J.D. Vance, starring Amy Adams, Glenn Close and Gabriel Basso. Then over on Prime Video, we take a look into Uncle Frank, starring...

This week on Backstage, we are re-joined by Gemma Peplow who shares Claire's love of I'm A Celebrity and helps Stevie to understand why it's so awesome. We talk Christmas adverts and new releases – and ask is it too early for festive content? We welcome Steve McQueen's first instalment of the Small Axe series, Mangrove, chat about the fourth series of The Crown, head over to Italy to review Netlfi...

This week we are celebrating our milestone of hitting 2 Million listens with a guest appearance from Sky's Arts and Entertainment Editor, Amy Hitchcock. We discuss the ruling in Johnny Depp’s libel trial against the publishers of The Sun and also ask if it’s too soon for Songbird. There’s an interesting chat with legendary actor Giancarlo Esposito about his latest show Godfather of Harlem. We revi...

This week... it's CREEPY. We chat about Truth Seekers and Scare Me, and figure out whether they were scary enough for our liking. We have a bit a fright with Netflix's His House, and Claire gets called 'smart' by Elisabeth Moss (or was it a figment of her imagination? Who knows!) in discussing the not-quite-biographical film Shirley. Find out if it was a ghoul or goblin whispering in her ear by jo...

This week on Backstage, the so-called ‘Halloween dump’ continues... First up is spooky new ITV show The Sister – we discuss whether it will continue the channel’s recent run of form. Find out why Claire is obsessed with new psychological thriller The Undoing which is coming to Sky Atlantic and Now TV. There are interviews with the cast of two new movies – Netflix’s Over The Moon and Pixie, which i...

This week, we talk about another adaptation of the classic novel Rebecca. We’re battling the American justice system with The Trial of the Chicago 7, and Prime Video’s heart-wrenching documentary Time. We then shimmy to the glitz of season 3 of Riviera on Sky Atlantic, and switch to the not so glitzy Epping Forest, for The Chop: Britain’s Top Woodworker. All the while tempering Stevie’s slow-burni...

This week on Backstage, after discussing the postponement of Bond and the knock-on effect for cinemas, we’re checking out whether The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix is as scary as its predecessor - The Haunting of Hill House. We sample a couple of the new films in Prime Video anthology Welcome to the Blumhouse – as well the new movie from Kevin Bacon You Should Have Left which also saw Jason Blu...

This week on Backstage, Stevie gives us the goss on what to catch at London Film Festival. We go through the dystopian drama Brave New World and are moved by a conversation with Jim Parsons and his feelings about new Netflix queer film The Boys In The Band. There is a little bit of escapism with Emily In Paris, and we ask two questions: Why is Fargo no longer set in Fargo? And are any of you tired...

This week, we have a quick chat about Emmy wins and what is worth watching in this quite upside down 2020. We talk about Amazon Prime's remake of 'Utopia' and change pace to the soapy-drama of BBC's 'Life'. Stevie finds out who exactly Grayson Perry is as he speeds across the United States in Channel 4's 'Grayson Perry's Big American Road Trip', as well as a lovely conversation about a league of r...

This week we have an emotional conversation with Paris Hilton about her new YouTube Originals documentary, ‘This Is Paris’. We get into it with the new Millie Bobby Brown produced Enola Holmes on Netflix, and we get closer to the Cuckoo’s Nest with Ryan Murphy’s Ratched. We also touch base with Ewan McGregor as he relays his passion for electric motorcycles since riding through Southern and Centra...

This week, we get eerie with HBO/Sky collaboration The Third Day featuring Naomie Harris and Jude Law, as we heavily anticipate his live streaming to make it that much weirder. We question the colonial implications of ITV’s Sunday offering Singapore Grip as Claire speaks to actress Georgia Blizzard about her insufferable character in the show. We also head across the Channel to the controversial F...

It’s one of Amazon’s most watched shows, and now The Boys is back for a second season. While Katie and Stevie couldn’t be any more excited, Bethany is reserving her judgement. With more graphic violence and gore than you can shake a stick at, it’s certainly not for the faint hearted. Netflix blasts into space with its ambitious space drama Away, starring Hilary Swank as a conflicted captain on a m...

Teenagers doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award get a lot more than they bargained for in new Prime Video film Get Duked. While Stevie wonders if rabbit poo really has hallucinogenic properties, Claire’s been chatting to the cast about what it was like running around in the countryside together. Strike is returning to the BBC with Strike: Lethal White. It’s the latest detective drama based on one of J...

The gang is back together on this week's Backstage, as Claire returns from sunning it up on the coast! And the excitement doesn't stop there - Billie Piper and Lucy Prebble's new Sky Atlantic show I Hate Suzie is very, very good. Claire chats with Daniel Ings, who plays Suzie's husband Cob, about the project. Less exciting, however, is Disney+'s new family film The One And Only Ivan. It's got a st...

Two Russians agents release a miniature nuclear weapon in a 5-star London hotel. But former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is not the only victim? For the full series, search 'Polonium & the Piano Player.' From Sky News StoryCast.

Hot...sweaty...no, we're not reviewing Little Birds again! It's just absolutely baking here in England, and Stevie can't believe Bethany and Katie don't have air conditioning. There's still plenty to talk about this week, despite the heat! Katie's favourite Bear Grylls is back with a new show on Amazon Prime which has the longest title known to humankind - World’s Toughest Race: Eco Challenge Fiji...

While Claire is off on her jollies, Bethany Minelle is back - and she's just as excited about Black Is King as Katie and Stevie. The gang talk costumes, music, and whether anyone, really, can compare themselves to Beyonce. Series three of Netflix's real estate reality show Selling Sunset is out now - but the team aren't sold on it. Producer David is drafted in to defend the online hit - can he per...

The superhero siblings are back for a second season of Umbrella Academy and everyone agrees it’s an improvement on the first series. Plus Claire’s been chatting to stars Tom Hopper and Robert Sheehan about cult-leader costumes and how they’re not really famous. Ramy also returns for a second series following creator and lead actor Ramy Youssef’s Golden Globe win. This time the show comes with some...

This week’s episode kicks off with a discussion about new film Saint Frances which is actually coming out in cinemas – with Tenet getting pushed back indefinitely will smaller independent pictures be enough to tempt audiences back in to theatres? Plus hear an interview with the movie’s star and writer Kelly O’Sullivan. The BBC are breaking new ground with upcoming series A Suitable Boy – their fir...

It’s not the biggest week for new releases but the Backstage crew rise to the challenge with this new episode that includes Idris Elba interview clips, an explanation of what’s going on with cinemas at the moment, and a discussion about sharks. Yes, really. Cursed is Netflix’s new re-telling of the sword in the stone legend, and while Stevie has a lot of love for its star Katherine Langford, the s...

This episode of Backstage kicks off with HBO and Sky Atlantic's new drama The Plot Against America. It shows us an alternative history of the US through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family, who see their country turn to fascism. It's got Winona Ryder and great costumes, so Katie's sold - but what about the rest of the gang? Light, fluffy, and incredibly earnest - the team discuss new Apple T...

Stevie kicks off this week with a tough, but incredibly impressive documentary. Storyville’s Welcome To Chechnya on BBC 4 tells the true story of the purging of LGBT people in Chechnya, and the organisations striving to help. Hanna is back for a second season on Prime Video and Claire’s been chatting with the star Esme Creed-Miles and writer David Farr. The new series sees Hanna learning more abou...