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.

Episodes actress Tamsin Greig has revealed why she has given up on Hollywood - she looks too old.

The 45-year-old star of movie Tamara Drewe told how in LA women are not expected to grow old gracefully. She said: "I know I don't fit in LA because I look my age."

She revealed that she would not be tempted to go under the knife and is happy to "look pretty horrendous" when the part calls for it.

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.

'Episodes' to air globally in 150 countries

Episodes's second season has been sold to 150 countries including France, Spain and Japan.

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.

A satire on TV production, specifically when hit British comedies get remade into terrible US remakes, Episodes was a leaden and unfunny misfire on most levels. There were performances from Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig (as a British screenwriting couple trying to keep their principles in the face of adversity), with a fairly amusing turn from Friends' Matt Le Blanc playing "himself", but it simply wasn't enjoyable to watch all the way through. It limped along after a poor start, with perhaps two episodes that actually rose to an acceptable quality level, which isn't enough. Given the talent involved and subject-matter that felt like it could have something to say about Anglo-American cultural differences, Episodes was one of this year's bigger disappointments to me. A comedy that had its handful of targets in mind, and bludgeoned them over and over, week after week...

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.

Emmy nominated Episodes composer owes it to his teacher

A little-known Welsh composer has been nominated in one of the US's biggest showbusiness awards.

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.