Priority Binge
Set aside some dedicated couch time, these box sets end this month:
Game of Thrones : Seasons 1-4 : Available until 30 April 2015 : This is your chance to go back to where it all began before Season 5 starts on 13 April. If you’ve been following the series over the last few years, it’s worth giving the very first season another watch - those kids look so young!
Cougar Town : Seasons 1-3 : Available until 30 April 2015 : Courtney Cox stars as a recently divorced woman decides to spice up her dating life.
Cold Feet : Seasons 1-5 : Available until 30 April 2015 : Featuring the lives of three Manchester couples at different stages of their relationships, this classic series is as dramatic as it is funny.
Monroe : Seasons 1-2 : Available until 30 April 2015 : The UK’s answer to House, this medical drama follows the brilliant neurosurgeon Monroe and the patients and staff he works with.
Brothers and Sisters : Seasons 1 – 5 : Available until May 2015 : When a family’s adult siblings are reunited after the death of their father, secrets, personal issues and drama around the family business quickly start to arise.
Rolling Seasons
Be sure to tune in each month for a new season of these shows:
Seinfeld : Season 2: This is your chance to see very first season of the hit 90s sitcom about... well, nothing. This season is only five episodes long and really is a must-see for any Seinfeld fan.
Noteworthy New Box Sets
Modern Family : Seasons 1-5 : Available until 30 June 2015 : Watch every episode of the first five seasons of this award-winning sitcom. Prepare for more awkward and hilarious moments with the Pritchett, Tucker-Pritchett and Dunphy families, and binge to your heart’s content!
Prison Break : Season 1-4 : Available until 31 March 2016 : You’ve gotta break in if you’re gonna break out! Conspiracy theories, escape plans and plenty of action will keep you on the edge of your seat in this multi-Golden Globe nominated series.
Castle : Seasons 1-6 : Available until 30 September 2015 : The gripping story of a mystery novelist brought into a homicide investigation, after a serial killer starts copying the plot of his novels.
Silicon Valley : Seasons 1-2 : Available from 20 April until 20 October 2015 : This comedy, set in the high-tech world of Silicon Valley follows six young men who have set up their own start-up company.
South Park : Season 1 : Available until 30 April 2015 and South Park : Season 2 : Available until 30 June 2015 : Check out the very early adventures of your favourite Colorado gang – with a Kenny who actually dies in every single episode (those bastards!)
Blackadder Goes Forth : Season 1 : Available until 31 July 2015 : More shenanigans from Blackadder and co, as he tries to lighten up the mood during World War I. And even better, we also have Blackadder the Third, so fill your boots!
Mistresses : Seasons 1-2 : Available from April 15th until 14 October 2015 : A drama focusing on four young women on a path to self-discovery.
Justified : Season 6 : Available from 15 April until 14 April 2016 : A neo-western crime series following an old school Marshal delivering his own brand of justice. Reassigned to work in his childhood home town, his unconventional, gun-slinging ways puts him firmly in the sights of both the criminals and his bosses. With seasons 1-5 already on NOW TV, you can get up to date before Season 6, which (other than Sky) is exclusive to NOW TV. Season 6 arrives on the 15th, so get ready!
Veep : Seasons 1 - 2 : Available from 23 April until 23 October 2015 : This multi-award winning political sitcom follows the day-to-day life of US Vice President Selina Meyer and her team. Having just stepped up to the job, it quickly becomes obvious that being VP isn’t exactly how she thought it was going to be.
Sex and the Silver Screen : Season 1 : Available until 31 August 2016 : A series of documentaries showing how sex has been portrayed on TV over the last 100 years.
Deadliest Catch : Season 10 : Available until 1 July 2015 : The real-life documentary series following Alaskan crab fisherman. Get an insight into the deadliest profession in the world.
Highlights
Geordie Shore : Seasons 1 – 9 : Available until 31 May 2015: Eight young men and women enjoying Newcastle’s party scene. What’s not to like?! Catch all the shenanigans from the shore with Seasons 1-9, before getting all the action from Season 10, which is live from 10pm on Tuesdays.
Mad Men : Seasons 1 – 7a : Available until 2017 : It’s advertising. It’s New York. It’s the ‘60s. Welcome to the world of Mad Men. This highly addictive drama follows the members of a prominent Madison Avenue advertising firm through a hugely influential decade. The show will come to an end very soon and you’ll be able to watch the second half of the last season (Season 7b) this week!
Penny Dreadful : Season 1 : Available until 30 April 2019 : Gas lights and foggy streets help set the scene as some of the best characters from literary horror classics are re-imagined in this intriguing story set in Victorian London. If you like your drama dark and dangerous, look no further! Also, Season 2 is coming soon…
Hannibal : Season 1 - 2 : Available until 2016 : Before he was wearing a modified hockey mask and taunting Clarice about lambs, Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ Lecter was a renowned psychiatrist working with a remarkable yet troubled criminal profiler to catch serial killers for the FBI. Although he is also quite the chef, we don’t recommend watching this whilst eating dinner. Season 3 is almost coming soon to NOW TV, so make sure you’re up to date.
Alias : Seasons 1-5 : Available until 31 July 2015 : Jennifer Garner plays a young international spy in this action series created by J.J. Abrams.
Revenge : Seasons 1 – 3 : Available until 30 June 2015 : Keep your friends close and your enemies closer - Emily Thorne is out for revenge on those who destroyed her father’s life.
Nashville : Season 2 : Available until 2016 : Want more Nashville? Well, fear not! We’ve just added the second season of this addictive drama following a 40-something country music star and the latest teen star as they go on tour. Season 1 is also available.
24 & 24:Live Another Day : Seasons 1-8 : Seasons 1 – 8 available until 2016, 24:Live Another Day available until 6 May 2015 : Jack Bauer works some very long hours! Given that each episode is about 1 hour long and each season is made up of 24 episodes, technically you could knock over a whole season in one day - and with the amount of adrenaline in this series, that’s actually a very tempting challenge.
The West Wing : Seasons 1 – 7 : Available until 2017 : Be careful - this popular White House drama is highly addictive. Political drama and power plays are rife in this critically acclaimed series following the professional and personal lives of the U.S. President and his administration.
Body of Proof : Seasons 1 – 3 : Available until 14 September 2015: Megan Hunt is a talented medical examiner, however, her arrogant attitude and total disregard for any authority puts her at odds with her superiors.
The Tudors : Seasons 1 - 4 : Available until 30 June 2015 : Henry VIII had a reputation for being a bit of a ladies man, but not a particularly nice guy. Add to an already intriguing story some amazing sets and costumes and a top cast lead by Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Henry “Man Of Steel” Cavill, and you’ve got yourself a history lesson you won’t want to miss.
Spartacus : Seasons 1 – 4 : Available until 2016 : Take an army of strapping young men with swords and sandals, pit them against the mighty power of the Roman forces, add enough blood and lust to make a seasoned Game Of Thrones fan blush, and you’ve got Spartacus. The series starts with Blood & Sand, although the next instalment, Gods Of The Arena, is a prequel, so watch them in whichever order works for you. But be sure to stick around for the next two seasons: Vengeance and War Of The Damned.
Downton Abbey : Seasons 1-5 : Available until 24 June 2015 : This award-winning drama, following the lives of the inhabitants of Downton Abbey, is available in all its glory on NOW TV.
Whitechapel : Seasons 1-4 : Available until 25 June 2015 : Rupert Penry-Jones stars as an inspector investigating a series of murders which are eerily familiar to those carried out by Jack the Ripper.
Moone Boy : Seasons 1 – 2 : Available until 2017 : Classic comedy from Chris O’Dowd in his semi-autobiographical series about growing up in Ireland in the 1980s with the help of an imaginary friend. Season 3 now on Catch Up.
Hard : Season 1 : Available until 31 August 2015 : Season 2 : Available until 31 July 2016
When a retired lawyer finds out that her late husband left her his struggling production company in the porn industry, she has to find a way to make the company profitable – all while adapting to an industry quite different to her usual line of work.
A Young Doctor’s Notebook : Seasons 1-2 : Available until 5 December 2017
Daniel Radcliffe stars as a young doctor sent to work in a small Russian village around the time of the Russian revolution. What could go wrong?
Strike Back : Season 1 : Available until 10 May 2016 : Season 2 : Available until 29 July 2016 : Season 3 : Available until 31 July 2017 : Season 4 : Available until 31 July 2020
Follow the actions of ‘Section 20’, a secretive British military unit as they conduct several high risk missions around the world.
Idiot Abroad : Seasons 1-3 : Available until 29 November 2016
Karl Pilkington is our ‘idiot abroad’, a man who enjoys his sheltered life in Britain. So when he is invited to see the seven wonders of the world, he has his misgivings. And with good reason; the whole show is essentially an experiment set up by Ricky Gervais to make Karl as miserable as possible. It works.
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