This week on the TV Gold podcast Andrew Mercado and James Manning review:
The Family Next Door (ABC/iview, 6 episodes)
The Hunting Wives (Stan, 8 episodes)
Wednesday (Netflix, Season 2, 8 episodes)

The Family Next Door (ABC/iview, 6 episodes)
The mysterious Isabelle moves into a small seaside cul-de-sac where her obsessive drive to solve a mystery casts suspicion on four neighbouring families. Based on bestselling Australian author Sally Hepworth's novel.
Features great performances from a stunning cast woking with a wonderful script. That cast includes Teresa Palmer, Bella Heathcote, Bob Morley, Catherine McClements, Jane Harber, Daniel Henshall, Ming-Zhu Hii and Philippa Northeast.

The Hunting Wives (Stan, 8 episodes)
Having recently moved from Boston to East Texas, Sophie and Graham O’Neil attend a party at the home of Graham’s boss, Jed Banks. Sophie has an unexpected bonding encounter with Jed’s wife, Margo, and is introduced to the hunting wives, Margo’s inner circle of affluent friends. A wild and saucy drama about what real housewives of Texas might get up to.

Wednesday (Netflix, Season 2, 8 episodes)
Season 2 of the Netflix hit series from director Tim Burton. This series sees Wednesday’s parents Morticia and Gomez spend more time at the Nevermore Academy, as does her brother Pugsley. Joining the cast this season in guest roles are Joanna Lumley and Lady Gaga.

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This week on the TV Gold podcast Andrew Mercado and James Manning review:

• The Twelve (Binge, Season 3, 8 episodes)
• Chief of War (Apple TV+, 9 episodes)
• Mandy (Prime Video, Season 4, 6 episodes)

The Twelve (Binge, Season 3, 8 episodes)
The cold case murder of two teens in 1968 becomes the focus of attention when an English teacher is murdered, whilst researching a book on the crime. The husband of a friend of barrister Brett Colby (played by Logie-winner Sam Neill), is charged with the current murder – but he swears he is innocent. Twelve jurors, who are sworn in for the trial, find their own lives are changed by the experience.

Chief of War (Apple TV+, 9 episodes)
Performed by a predominantly Polynesian cast led by Jason Momoa, the series follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonisation of Hawai’i at the turn of the 18th century.

Mandy (Prime Video, Season 4, 6 episodes)
Mandy - a hapless, jobless heroine whose daft adventures mostly end in disaster. She's got big dreams, but can she actually be bothered? Created by and starring Diane Morgan. With the fourth season about to drop in Australia, now is a good time to discover this series on Prime Video.

Plus Andrew updates on his trip – this week he has been in Belfast. He is also pretty annoyed about The Logies and one of its winners in particular.

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This week on the TV Gold podcast with Andrew Mercado and James Manning it is Keeley Hawes week with:

The Assassin (Stan, 6 episodes)
The Assassin follows retired assassin Julie (Keeley Hawes) and her estranged son Edward (Freddie Highmore) as they are forced to flee an idyllic Greek island when Julie’s dangerous past catches up with her. With questions around Edward’s paternity and Julie’s past life as a hitwoman, the pair go on the run across Europe, working together in a fight for survival.

Miss Austen (ABC/iview, 4 episodes)
Miss Austen is a story about the bond between two sisters, Jane Austen - one of our England’s most cherished novelists - and her sister Cassandra. Very little is known about Cassandra, who figured hugely in Jane’s life. What Gill Hornby did in her novel about the two is pull together many of the historical facts about Jane and her family set-up, and fashion it into this story about the two sisters and their importance to each other.

We also discuss six Keeley Hawes roles we have enjoyed the most.

PLUS
Outrageous (BritBox, 6 episodes)
A British drama about the Mitford sisters in 1930s Britain and the scandal that enveloped two of the sisters flirtation with fascism and a friend ship with Adolph Hitler.

Also Andrew has been watching a bunch of new British television episodes plus he updates on his visits to iconic British TV institutions.

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