Matt LeBlanc

We feel that this US/UK comedy-drama got a bit of an unfair reception first time round - it may have taken a little while, but Episodes grew more confident as it went on, and by the time the first series ended, it was firing on all cylinders. We're certainly glad to see it back - series two picks up four months after Beverly (Tamsin Greig) slept with Matt LeBlanc (the man himself) and that fight. Pucks is about to launch on US TV, but relations are frosty between the show's star and its creators. Will Matt's particular brand of charm win Beverly and Sean (Stephen Mangan) round?

Episodes cast interview

Friends and Joey star Matt LeBlanc, Dirk Gently's Stephen Mangan and White Heat's Tamsin Greig are back for a second series of the Brits-in-Hollywood sitcom Episodes.

Audio: LeBlanc on filming second series of Episodes

Actor Matt LeBlanc told BBC Radio 5 Live's Richard Bacon about filming the new series of comedy Episodes.

Starring as a parody of himself in the show, he explained how his experience was influenced by, and differed from, the show that made him famous.

The latest series of the Telegraph agony uncles's playful chat vehicle rattles on with customary vim. This week's guests include former Friends star Matt LeBlanc, and Hollywood hunk Zac Efron, who will be talking about his latest film, [i]The Lucky One]. Though his eyebrow-cocked patter may not be as daring as it once was, Norton is ever the candid conversationalist. His disarming charm makes for entertaining interviews.

Matt LeBlanc hits the pool in season two Episodes promo

A promotional picture for the second season of Matt LeBlanc's comedy-drama Episodes has been released.

Matt LeBlanc films Episodes on location in Bracknell

Friends and Episodes star Matt LeBlanc popped into Bracknell last Thursday to film his new television show at John Nike Leisure Sport.

Radio Times review

The 39th best TV show of 2011 according to the Radio Times.

Has a sitcom ever started so badly and finished so well? Hopes were sky-high for BBC2's Hollywood-set comedy that united the talents of a Friends star (Matt LeBlanc), a Friends writer (David Crane) and two gloriously on-form British actors (Tamsin Grieg and Stephen Mangan), so the actual show was bound to disappoint. Which it did, with a wince-making mess of a first episode and several ho-hum ones to follow. Then, something magical happened: by the end of its short run it found its feet and built to a brilliant finale - which, given that the plot was about sitcom writers finding their feet, was strangely apt.

Emmy Awards shortlist for Episodes composer Mark Thomas

A Bafta-winning composer from Wales is to take a red carpet walk at the Emmy Awards in Hollywood for his work with American star Matt LeBlanc.

Can LeBlanc win an Emmy playing LeBlanc on 'Episodes'?

Matt LeBlanc admits to Gold Derby he resisted the idea of "Friends" co-creator David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik to spoof his image on the Showtime series Episodes.

The latest sitcom from Friends co-creator David Crane stars Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig as a British couple who write a hit BBC TV show. They move to LA to recreate their sitcom for a US audience, but realise the studio execs have no intention of sticking to their original concept. Enter the great Matt LeBlanc (Friends' Joey), playing a caricature of himself, who is horribly miscast as the show's protagonist, much to Mangan and Greig's vexation. Frequent laugh-out-loud moments and a host of endearingly awful characters make this series feel like a very promising start, but Americanised one-liners fail to capitalise on Mangan and Greig's distinctly British delivery.