We've teamed up with BBC Radio Jersey to give you the definitive list of what to watch this week in 2021. Here is our monthly countdown of TV shows and films from across the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and streaming services including Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime. Many of our picks have been released in 2021 but we've also included old favourites rediscovered on streaming services. Let us know whether you have seen any of our picks and what you would recommend for us to watch next.
Derry Girls takes a nostalgic look back at growing up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles in the 1990s. Written by Derry born Lisa McGee and shown on Channel 4 in the UK, Derry Girls follows a group of 5 friends as they navigate their teenage years attending an all girls’ Catholic school and constantly get into trouble. Derry Girls facts include what will be happening in season 3, Louisa Harland's hilarious story ideas for Orla McCool and how the Derry Girls faired on The Great British Bake Off.
The Walking Dead is a hugely popular US post-apocalyptic horror series that was developed by Frank Darabont on AMC in 2010. The Walking Dead facts include how background actors were made into Walkers, which role Norman Reedus auditioned for before Daryl Dixon and the differences between Carol Peletier in the Walking Dead Comics and the TV Series.
Silicon Valley is a six season US comedy series that ran on HBO from 2014 to 2019. It was created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky and focusses on a group of programmers growing their start-up company Pied Piper. Facts include which main cast member actually studied Computer Science at College, what inappropriate 12 page long paper was written because of a joke on the show and what Elon Musk thinks of the series.
We have put together the ultimate Schitt's Creek Quiz Questions consisting of 70 about all 6 seasons that only true Rose family fans can answer! Each Schitt's Creek Quiz round features questions in a range of difficulties, easy questions, medium and hard.
We have put together the ultimate How Well Do You Remember Frasier Season 1? Quiz consisting of 35 questions that go beyond the major storylines of Frasier Season One and rely on you having a keen eye for detail! This is definitely a quiz for Frasier Super Fans who can remember everything from "The Good Son" to "My Coffee with Niles".
Angel is a neo-noir supernatural fiction series created by Joss Whedon as a spin off show from the hugely successful Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Angel features David Boreanaz in the titular role reprising his famous character, Angel the vampire with a soul. Our Angel TV Show facts include why the pilot had to be made more lighthearted, which character cried when they found out they would die in the series and which Angel antagonist first auditions for another of Buffy's boyfriends.
The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air is a much loved American sitcom from the 1990s created by Andy and Susan Borowitz. It famously stars Will Smith a.k.a.The Fresh Prince in his first acting role away from the music industry. Will Smith plays a fictionalised version of himself, born and raised in West Philadelphia but is sent to his wealthy Aunt and Uncle’s home in Bel-Air after getting into trouble in his neighbourhood. Our Fresh Prince of Bel-Air facts include why Will Smith fell out with Jane Hubert, after season 3, the sentimental prop Karyn Parsons owns from the set and what Aunt Viv was originally going to be called.
How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) is the popular US sitcom created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays which ran on CBS from 2005 to 2014. It starts in the year 2030 with Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) recounting his life as a younger man living with his friends in Manhattan, New York. Our How I Met Your Mother facts include why there are so many guest stars from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, which three cast members have their other halves make cameo appearances in the series and which episode is the most viewed HIMYM episode ever.
We have put together the ultimate How Well Do You Remember Friends Season 1? Quiz consisting of 45 questions that go beyond the major storylines of Friends Season One and rely on you having a keen eye for detail! This is definitely a quiz for Friends Super Fans who can remember everything from The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate all the way through to The One Where Rachel Finds Out .
Insights into the production of The Vicar Of Dibley written by Richard Curtis and starring Dawn French from the documentary Vicar Of Dibley: Inside Out released in March 2021 on GOLD. The 1994 sitcom became an unlikely hit focusing on a female member of the clergy who is placed in the small, traditional English village of Dibley. Cast members James Fleet and Mel Gedroiyc also feature.
The definitive list of what to watch in 2020; we have put together a monthly countdown of our favourite TV shows of 2020 including Below Deck, The Crown Season 4, Afterlife and Becoming Michelle Obama. These include TV shows that were released in 2020 and old favourites that we have rediscovered during quarantine. Let us know whether you have seen any of our picks and what you would recommend for us to watch next.
Test your Raymond knowledge in our 30 question Everybody Loves Raymond Quotes quiz. How many of these iconic Raymond lines can you remember? We've included quotes from across the seasons of Everybody Loves Raymond written by Ray Romano and Phil Rosenthal.
Test your Buffy The Vampire Slayer knowledge in our 50 question Buffy Quotes quiz. How many of these iconic Buffy lines can you remember? We've included quotes from all 7 seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer written by Joss Whedon in our Buffy Quiz.
Behind the scenes facts about Glee, the hit musical comedy drama from the USA written by Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story), Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan including which famous performers banned Glee from using their music and which main cast member was hired after a MySpace audition. Glee began in 2009 and follows the students of the William McKinley Glee Club, the New Directions as they compete in show choir competitions. Original cast members include Lea Michele, Naya Rivera and Amber Riley.
Behind the scenes facts about Modern Family on ABC, the long-running American mockumentary sitcom created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan. It ran on ABC for 11 seasons from September 2009 until April 2020 and has a total of 250 episodes. Modern Family facts include why the adult cast members sued the network, why Ty Burrell nearly didn't star as Phil Dunphy and who came up with the famous broken step gag.
The ultimate collection of behind the scenes facts about the TV show Friends created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman. Some of our 101 Friends facts include what Matt Le Blanc bought with his first paycheck, why Jennifer Aniston never wanted to do a tenth season and the romantic Ross (David Schwimmer) and Rachel storyline that should have made it into the final season.
Behind the scenes facts about Paul Feig and Judd Apatow's one season comedy classic Freaks and Geeks including which unlikely pop superstar was meant to star in one episode to help boost ratings, which embarrassing storyline actually happened to the writer Paul Feig and, what each Freaks and Geeks character would have been doing in season two if it had been commissioned.
Behind the scenes facts from Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady's sitcom The Big Bang Theory which lasted for 12 successful seasons from 2007 until 2009. Facts include how much the 3 main stars Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons earned per episode, which sets on The Big Bang Theory were actually exactly the same and, why the pilot episode starred two more female characters that audiences never met again.
Behind the scenes facts about one of the greatest TV Shows of all time, The Sopranos. Written by David Chase, The Sopranos ran for 6 successful seasons from 1999 to 2007 and starred James Gandolfini, Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco. The Sopranos facts include the unusual way Gandolfini mustered up Tony Soprano's anger, which on screen New Jersey businesses were actually real locations and how many cast members also starred in the Martin Scorsese film, Goodfellas.
Test your knowledge in our ultimate Game Of Thrones Quiz with 101 difficult questions that only super fans can answer. Starting in 2011 and ending in 2019, the Game of Thrones amassed an average of 11.9M viewers per episode but how much of Game Of Thrones can you remember?
Behind the scenes trivia of Joss Whedon's science fiction hit Buffy The Vampire Slayer which stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan. Facts include why Buffy The Vampire Slayer was edited before airing in the UK, who taught James Marsters Spike's British accent and the spin-offs like Angel that never got the green light.
Think you know your pissface from your pussface? Try out our ultimate Friday Night Dinner quiz with 50 difficult questions all about Robert Popper’s successful Channel 4 sitcom starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal.
Behind the scenes facts and trivia about Britain's most loved sitcom, Only Fools and Horses including who John Sullivan nearly cast as Del Boy before David Jason, why Nicholas Lyndhurst's character Rodney nearly had his own spin off show and the rare Only Fools episodes that you may have never seen before.
Play our ultimate sitcom quiz with 60 difficult questions to see whether you can decipher the popular TV shows from a photograph of their empty sets. There have been so many great sitcoms over the years in family homes, workplaces and communities but how hard have you been paying attention to the sets?
We have put together the ultimate Only Fools and Horses Quiz Questions consisting of 60 about all 7 series, Christmas Specials and more that only sitcom super fans can answer! Only Fools and Horses has often been named as the greatest British comedy of all time. It’s still shown daily on TV and is a firm family favourite in households up and down the country.
Behind the scenes facts and trivia about the US sitcom Parks and Recreation starring Amy Poehler including why the character of Leslie Knope had to be changed after season one, the minor role Nick Offerman nearly played over Ron Swanson and how Parks and Recreation was almost a spin off of The Office.
Behind the scenes facts about Kelsey Grammer's popular sitcom Frasier which lasted for 11 seasons on NBC including which Friends star was meant to play Roz Doyle before Peri Gilpin, who the real callers to Frasier's fictitious radio station KACL are and what on earth Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs have to do with anything.
Test your knowledge of Leslie Knope and the rest of the Pawnee gang in our ultimate Parks and Recreation Quiz with 140 difficult questions. Parks and Recreation began in 2009 and had an impressive 6.77 Million viewers tune in for its pilot episode but how much do you remember about the series?
Think you know Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong’s sitcom Peep Show, think again. Behind the scenes trivia about Peep Show that every David Mitchell and Robert Webb fans should know including how they filmed it in POV, why Olivia Colman's Sophie was meant to have a voiceover and which famous face from the UK auditioned for Super Hans before Matt King.
Behind the scenes facts about Everybody Loves Raymond including how much of the sitcom was based on Ray Romano's real life, which memorable Everybody Loves Raymond cast member originally said they were too busy to star and which countries have adapted Phil Rosenthal's script to make their own versions of the Barone family.
Behind the scenes facts about Vince Gilligan's unmissable series Breaking Bad including the name Aaron Paul's character Jesse Pinkman was originally called, which actor has a Breaking Bad themed tattoo and what the props team used to portray Walter White's Methamphetamine on the set of Breaking Bad.
If you know your Negan quotes from your Rick Grimes quips and your Walkers from your Whisperers, test your knowledge on The Walking Dead on AMC in our difficult Walking Dead quiz with 50 questions.
If you're a big Peep Show fan then test your knowledge on our ultimate Peep Show Quiz Questions and see whether you can beat your friends. Peep Show was written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong and features double act David Mitchell and Robert Webb as two aging un-cool University friends Mark Corrigan and Jeremy Usbourne.
Behind the scenes trivia from Mitchell Hurwitz's cult sitcom Arrested Development starring Jason Bateman and Michael Cera including which US actor was all set to play Gob before Will Arnett, how Ron Howard impressively cast Liza Minnelli in the role of Lucille 2 and the large amount Fox paid to make the pilot episode.