Looking back at Episodes

Not quite pure parody, this meta comedy series pulls back the curtains on television and fame.

With things looking up for Matt LeBlanc, he is now getting flooded with job offers. It's a shame they're all awful. Luckily, he has Sean to give him some sage career advice. Elsewhere, Beverly is concerned about Carol's malaise, which is largely manifesting itself in her getting high and watching daytime property shows.

TV review: Episodes, BBC2

It happens to be quite funny. Not that comedies have to be very funny these days...

Back for a fifth series, Matt's show The Box (a sexist, American version of The Cube with a killer production budget) is a huge hit. Once a big-time actor, he struggles with his "shittier" gameshow-host identity. Meanwhile, Beverly fantasises about being a widow, and tries to coax Carol out of the house.

Episodes, series five, episode one review

The perfect encapsulation of cruel yet effective comedy.

Matt LeBlanc on Episodes

'Do I worry that people will think that character is me? I guess that's my job. I have to make it believable'

Stephen Mangan: Episodes series five should be the last

"You always want to get out before everyone gets tired of you," he said of the BBC comedy, adding that his co-star Matt LeBlanc will still be involved despite his new Top Gear commitments.

Matt LeBlanc tiptoes towards middle age

Episodes, by Friends co-creator and writer David Crane - allows Matt LeBlanc to poke rip-roarious fun at what happens to household names like himself who, thanks to a show's stellar success, are automatically greenlit for comedy projects everywhere, whether the writers and crew want them or not.

Series four of Episodes is the best yet

As the curtain falls on the fourth series of the Matt LeBlanc, Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan comedy, Ben Dowell says the show has never been better.