Press clippings Page 8
Action Team is the real Bond contender
ITV2's brilliantly daft Bond parody deserves to find a bigger audience, and the show's barrel-chested lead Tom Davis should be given his own license to thrill.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 12th March 2018Royal Television Society Awards 2018 nominations
The nominees for the Royal Television Society Awards 2018 include This Country, People Just do Nothing and Chewing Gum.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2018It's 007 meets The Naked Gun in a silly sitcom about a group of spies, led by co-writer Tom Davis as in-yer-face agent Logan. Subtle it's not - sample line: "Your penis is hanging out" (and it is) - this does have a kind of manic energy that's impossible to deny. First mission: what is the secret of "Abacus"?
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 5th March 2018ITV2's Action Team and cinematic spy spoofs
Is there life left in the action comedy spoof? Matt sees how ITV2's Action Team, starting tonight, measures up...
Matt Edwards, Den Of Geek, 5th March 2018Action Team review
With its high-tech HQ basking in the blue glow of vital computer monitors, ITV2's new comedy Action Team might look like [i]Spooks[i]. But it actually has a lot more in common with a rather different franchise: Austin Powers.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th March 2018ITV2 orders Christmas stand-up 'rant' show
ITV2 has commissioned a feature-length special featuring comedians "ranting" about Christmas.
British Comedy Guide, 16th November 2017Radio Times TV 100
Who are the hottest talents on television now? RadioTimes.com asked some of the most powerful TV executives and broadcasting bigwigs in Britain to name the stars they believe have had an exceptional 12 months.
Radio Times, 18th September 2017Vicky McClure joins ITV2 comedy Action Team
Line Of Duty and Broadchurch star Vicky McClure has joined the cast of Action Team, ITV2's spoof spy action-thriller.
British Comedy Guide, 6th September 2017Murder In Successville and Chewing Gum win awards
Murder In Successville and Chewing Gum won awards at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2017.
British Comedy Guide, 6th July 2017Review: Prevenge on DVD & Blu-Ray
Alice Lowe's smash hit film Prevenge is released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK on 5th June, which gave TVO an ample excuse to revisit a film we'd previously called "a startling debut from an incredibly talented individual".
The Velvet Onion, 29th May 2017