Luke Knowles

The Custard TV Podcast

Tv EN ↓ 600 episodes

Reviews and opinions from a trio of TV obsessives on a variety of the week’s biggest shows. Expect hot takes, bad jokes and people who have spent far too much time in front of the TV. Read more from the team on thecustardtv.com

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Luke Knowles

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Tv

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luke5n.podbean.com

Latest episode

Jun 23, 2026

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Episodes

#185: I'm A Celebrity, Gilmore Girls, The Missing 27.11.2016

Gary & Matt meet for the first time in Gary's local pub. They discuss the return of the Gilmore Girls, the penultimate episode of The Missing and the dullness of this year's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Plus Gary Goes West to review Shooter and The Expanse  *Due to the recording software used the bulk of the podcast is very quiet*

Custard TV Special: The List of Gary 20.11.2016

Our Gary has a list of shows he's never seen, ones he's never finished and ones he'd like to see. In this feature-length podcast we rank the shows and try make the list more concise and discuss the shows we've never seen as a trio. Some shows may surprise you..

#184: Humans, The Missing, The Apprentice 13.11.2016

On this week's podcast Luke and Matt discuss the return of Humans and the ongoing success of The Missing..  Plus the usual autumn reality TV round-up of The Apprentice, The X-Factor and Strictly Come Dancing 

#183: Black Mirror, Class, The Missing 30.10.2016

On this week's podcast we explore Black Mirror's move to Netflix and Doctor Who spin-off Class as well as more on The Missing and more importantly - Gary's Food Diary 

#182: Ordinary Lies, HIM, The Missing 23.10.2016

We discuss The Missing, the return of Ordinary Lies, the truly bizarre HIM from ITV and why Matt can't get into The Apprentice this time round.  Plus we go west to look at Insecure and Black-ish and review the reboot of The Crystal Maze. 

#181: The Missing, The Apprentice, Louis Theroux: Savile 16.10.2016

Gary returns from hospital and we discuss The Apprentice, the tense return of The Missing and the final National Treasure. The first X Factor live show and Louis Theroux's harrowing new Saville documentary.

#180: Strictly Come Dancing, The Fall, The Level, Damned 03.10.2016

The guys return for a rare morning recording to discuss the return of Strictly Come Dancing, the third series of The Fall, ITV crime drama The Level and C4 comedy Damned.  Plus more on Our Girl and National Treasure.   

The Custard TV Interviews - Mike Bullen 26.09.2016

Luke chats to Cold Feet creator and writer Mike Bullen about resurrecting the hugely popular series after 13 years away.

#179: National Treasure, Designated Survivor, Red Dwarf, Paranoid 25.09.2016

The podcast trio return to discuss new US shows Designated Survivor and Speechless. New Channel 4 drama National Treasure and ITV's attempt at a crime drama in Paranoid. Plus Gary reviews the return of Red Dwarf and we discover Matt has a speech impediment.

#178: Great British Bake-Off moves to Channel 4, Our Girl 21.09.2016

Matt & Gary discuss the fate of The Bake Off now that the BBC have lost it to Channel 4 and the new series of Our Girl.

#177: Cold Feet, Our Girl, Motherland 10.09.2016

We discuss the welcome return of Cold Feet on ITV, wonder why we can't quite connect with Our Girl and whether Motherland suffered from 'too many cooks' Plus Nicholas Lyndhurst returns for a new episode of Goodnight Sweetheart, Celebrity Gaming Show Go8Bit and more on the Bake-Off. 

#176: Stranger Things, The X-Factor, One of Us, Great British Bake-Off 02.09.2016

After our summer break we return to talk all things telly. Including Netflix mega-hit Stranger Things, the predictable return of The X Factor and the comedy reboots of Are you being Served and Porridge. We also look at the new comedy pilots and new BBC One drama One of Us and talk all things CAKE as the Bake Off tent opens again for another series.

Custard TV Desert Island Dramas: Luke's Top 10 11.08.2016

So, imagine you were marooned on a desert island. You've got basic provisions which naturally includes a television. Which ten dramas would you take with you? In the third and final of our specials, token Luke picks the shows that have shaped his taste in television drama, the shows he couldn't live without and the shows that have defined him.

Custard TV Desert Island Dramas: Matt's Top 10 15.07.2016

So, imagine you were marooned on a desert island. You've got basic provisions which naturally includes a television. Which ten dramas would you take with you? In the second of three specials, token Northerner Matt picks the shows that have shaped his taste in television drama, the shows he couldn't live without and the shows that have defined him.

Custard TV Desert Island Dramas: Gary's Top 10 01.07.2016

So, imagine you were marooned on a desert island. You've got basic provisions which naturally includes a television. Which ten dramas would you take with you? In the first of three specials, Gary picks the shows that have shaped his taste in television drama, the shows he couldn't live without and the shows that have defined him.

#175: Reg, Unreal, New Blood, Power Monkeys 10.06.2016

On this week's podcast we review Jimmy McGovern's Reg, Anthony Horrowitz's New Blood and Channel 4 comedy Power Monkeys.  Plus we go west to review Amazon comedy UnReal 

#174: Top Gear, Britain's Got Talent, The Disappearance 02.06.2016

We discuss the BGT semi finals, The rebooted Top Gear, Wallander, French import The Disappearance and try to get to the bottom why Gary doesn't like Mum. We also review two shows we've never actually seen: Bloodline which has two series on its Netflix platform and Peaky Blinders which will return to BBC Two for a further two series. But which did we prefer?

#173: Mum, Louis Theroux, Billions, Going Forward 20.05.2016

In this week's podcast we discuss Louis Theroux: A Different Brain, wonderful BBC2 comedy Mum, the finales of Marcella and Undercover, and wave goodbye to Peggy Mitchell. Plus thoughts on Jo Brand's Getting On spin-off Going Forward and Gary goes West to review Billions 

#172: Upstart Crow, The Secret, BAFTA TV Awards 2016 13.05.2016

The podcast trio return to discuss the new rules of the BBC, The BAFTA winners, BBC2's obsession with Shakespeare and new ITV drama The Secret.

#171: Game of Thrones, Line of Duty, Louis Theroux, Flowers 06.05.2016

Matt and Gary join forces to discuss the wonderful final episode of Line of Duty, the end of Scott & Bailey, Louis Theroux's foray into documentaries based in the UK and bizarre comedy Flowers. Plus we go West(eros) to review the return of Game of Thrones 

#170: The Five, The Tunnel, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 22.04.2016

Gary and Matt return to mourn the loss of Victoria Wood, and discuss new Sky drama The Five. Plus the returns of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and the Sky Atlantic drama The Tunnel.

#169: Scott and Bailey, Britain's Got Talent, Line of Duty 15.04.2016

Gary goes Live on Periscope as we review, the most recent Line Of Duty, the welcome return of Scott & Bailey and Britain's Got Talent.

The Custard TV Interviews - Lee Warburton 15.04.2016

I chat to writer of the fifth series of Scott & Bailey Lee Warburton. We discuss taking Sally Wainwright's characters on, and working with Russell T Davies and Paul Abbott.

#168: Marcella, Undercover, The People Next Door 07.04.2016

The trio of telly obsessives discuss the second episode of the gripping Line of Duty. ITV's Marcella from the writer of The Bridge. Peter Moffat's Sunday night six-parter Undercover and the brilliantly atmospheric The People Next Door.

#167: Line of Duty, The Island, BAFTA nominations, Maigret 01.04.2016

We look at the shows that lost out on a BAFTA nomination. The end of Fresh Meat, the welcome return of Line of Duty and the loss of Ronnie Corbett. Plus the return of The Island and Rowan Atkinson as Maigret. 

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