December 6, 2024 • 6 mins
Black Doves
When a spy posing as a politician's wife learns her lover has been murdered, an old assassin friend joins her on a quest for truth — and vengeance (Netflix).
Sight Unseen
Homicide detective Tess Avery is forced to quit the job she loves after nearly killing her partner and being diagnosed as clinically blind. Reluctant to accept help, Tess uses an assistance app and connects with Sunny Patel, a professional seeing-eye guide and agoraphobe living 3,000 miles away.
Haunted by the unsolved cases she left behind, Tess uses a hidden camera and earpiece, while Sunny remotely steers Tess through life's obstacles —and crimes— as the two challenge preconceptions about ability, trust and where to draw the line (ThreeNow).
Man on the Inside
A retired professor gets a new lease on life when a private investigator hires him to go undercover inside a San Francisco retirement home (Netflix).
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talk SEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Yes, good to have you with us this morning on
Saturday Mornings. I am Francisca filling in for Jack. He
will be back next week.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
Right.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Tara Ward joins us now for screen time. Good morning, Tara,
Good morning. Okay. So, as I say every time when
I get one of your lists, I do think to myself,
I should just quickly whip through these and check the
check these TV shows out. And Black Doves, which has
just started on Netflix, is fabulous. I'm loving it.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Oh my gosh, isn't it great? I thought the same thing.
I thought. I know, Friendshis is going to love this one.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
But this is a fantastic news spy thriller that's just
come to Netflix, and it comes with an all star
cast including.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Kiara Knightley, Ben With Shure, and Sarah Lancashire.
Speaker 4 (00:51):
And whenever I see Sarah Lankash's name and a show
she's started, and shows like Happy Valley and Julia, I
know that it's going to be good. And in Black Doves,
Kiara Knightley plays Helen, who is a spy who's spent
the past ten years masquerading as a politician's wife.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
She's married to the British Defense secretary.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
She's passing on all sorts of state secrets and when
her secret lover is murdered, she teams up with another
spy played by Ben Wishaw, who's an assassin, and together
they're going to try and find out who is behind
the murder, and of course they uncover this international government
conspiracy that inevitably is a lot bigger than they think.
And Sarah Lancashire plays the tough spy boss at the
(01:31):
top who's trying to keep Helen in check. This is
set in December in London, so you've got this cold,
festive setting for this quite tight spy thriller. And I
just thought this was a lot of fun. It's a
bit pulpy, it's funny. There's a really dry humor in it,
but it pulls you in from the opening seconds.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
It just grabs you straight away.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
You know, it's got some spark to it and probably
a show that you want to suspend belief for. You know,
you probably don't want to think about the details too hard,
but if you want a thriller with lots of action
and energy and twists this weekend. I don't think you
can go wrong with.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
No Toworthy now. Sight Unseen is a bit of a
different take on sort of the traditional police crime drama.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Yeah, this is a Canadian police drama with a bit
of a twist. And if you love those kinds of
weekly network crime dramas like Law and Order or CSI,
I think you'll enjoy this as well. It's about a
police detective in Vancouver called Tess who discovers she has
a degenerative eye condition and is going blind, and she
makes a mistake on an important case and to right
(02:37):
or wrong and solve the case, she enlists the help
of a seeing guide who she connects with over the
Internet and her phone camera, and the seeing guide helps
her physically navigate the world and solve this case. The guide, Sonny,
is actually three thousand miles away in New York, so
they're never in the same room, but together they form
this unlikely team, and they have to find a balance
(03:00):
between helping each other and not getting too tangled up
in each other's lives. One hand, this is quite a
generic police drama and again another show that you know
you'll need to suspend belief for because it does push
the boundaries of plausibility at times. But I thought it
was a really interesting twist for the lead character to
(03:22):
have this life changing condition. You know, she experiences the
world differently to her colleagues, and that makes the show
stand out among a lot of other crime dramas. I think,
you know, it raises issues about how we move through
the world and how we connect with other people. And
it also stars Daniel Gillies, who's a New Zealand actor
doing great things overseas. So if you're a crime drama fan, yeah,
(03:43):
this is definitely worth checking out as well.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
At this time of the year, sometimes we're reaching for
just something light and enjoyable, just a little something to
take the stress of the pressure of the world away.
And that was how I was feeling when I clicked
on Man Inside the other day, with absolutely no expectations whatsoever,
but I just found it charming.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
Oh my gosh, it's such a gem. This is a
new American comedy on Netflix. The premise of the show
is delightfully bonkers, but it stars Ted Danson, who I
think is perfect for this role, and it's created by
Michael Shehr, who is behind shows like Parks, and rec
and The Good Place and Brooklyn ninety nine. So you know,
this guy knows how to make comedy. And Ted Danson
(04:24):
he's seventy six. He plays a retired professor who's recently
widowed and is hired by a private detective to infiltrate
a rest home in San Francisco. There's a jewelry thief
on the loose in the rest home and one of
the families of the residents wants to find them, and
so ted Danson's character turns amateur detective. He moves in,
(04:44):
he becomes a mole, he becomes a man on the inside,
and he's got one month to work out who's committing
the crimes. But what happens, of course, is that he
makes friends with all these quirky residents and against his
better judgment, gets this brand new lesse on life again.
It's very gentle, light and heartwarming, and it has these
lovely tender moments through it where the characters reflect on
(05:06):
life and death and aging and family.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
I love this. This is a gem.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
It's there's so much comedic talent and experience here, but
it also feels very thoughtful and and you know, as
you say, charming, and genuine.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
It's just a delight.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
I couldn't agree more Ted Dance and he's just so likable,
isn't he so likable? It's comedic timing, it's just brilliant
if And when I was watching at Tara, I thought
to myself, hang on, I've seen this. I've seen this
premise and it's based on a Chilean documentary called The
Mole Agent. So if you've seen that documentary, it will
kind of it it all come together in your mind.
(05:41):
But I wondered whether sort of the idea around that
this is due to kind of the popularity of other
sort of shows like Only Murders in the Building.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
Yes, yeah, I thought the same thing. I thought, if
you like Only Murders in the Building, you'll like this too,
just sort of a more relaxed pace, something light to
just let wash over you. But but it isn't empty
at the same time. You know, there's there's beautiful levels
to this one.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Thank you so much, Tara. An excellent connection of TV
shows for you today, just whipping back through them. Black
Doves that is screening on Netflix. Do not start it
unless you've got some time up your sleeve, because you're
just going to want to binge through that. Sight Unseen
is on three now and Man on the Inside is
also on Netflix. It is ten thirty News Talks ATB For.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
More from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. Listen live to
News Talks at B from nine am Saturday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talk SEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Yes, good to have you with us this morning on
Saturday Mornings. I am Francisca filling in for Jack. He
will be back next week.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
Right.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Tara Ward joins us now for screen time. Good morning, Tara,
Good morning. Okay. So, as I say every time when
I get one of your lists, I do think to myself,
I should just quickly whip through these and check the
check these TV shows out. And Black Doves, which has
just started on Netflix, is fabulous. I'm loving it.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Oh my gosh, isn't it great? I thought the same thing.
I thought. I know, Friendshis is going to love this one.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
But this is a fantastic news spy thriller that's just
come to Netflix, and it comes with an all star
cast including.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Kiara Knightley, Ben With Shure, and Sarah Lancashire.
Speaker 4 (00:51):
And whenever I see Sarah Lankash's name and a show
she's started, and shows like Happy Valley and Julia, I
know that it's going to be good. And in Black Doves,
Kiara Knightley plays Helen, who is a spy who's spent
the past ten years masquerading as a politician's wife.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
She's married to the British Defense secretary.
Speaker 4 (01:08):
She's passing on all sorts of state secrets and when
her secret lover is murdered, she teams up with another
spy played by Ben Wishaw, who's an assassin, and together
they're going to try and find out who is behind
the murder, and of course they uncover this international government
conspiracy that inevitably is a lot bigger than they think.
And Sarah Lancashire plays the tough spy boss at the
(01:31):
top who's trying to keep Helen in check. This is
set in December in London, so you've got this cold,
festive setting for this quite tight spy thriller. And I
just thought this was a lot of fun. It's a
bit pulpy, it's funny. There's a really dry humor in it,
but it pulls you in from the opening seconds.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
It just grabs you straight away.
Speaker 4 (01:50):
You know, it's got some spark to it and probably
a show that you want to suspend belief for. You know,
you probably don't want to think about the details too hard,
but if you want a thriller with lots of action
and energy and twists this weekend. I don't think you
can go wrong with.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
No Toworthy now. Sight Unseen is a bit of a
different take on sort of the traditional police crime drama.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
Yeah, this is a Canadian police drama with a bit
of a twist. And if you love those kinds of
weekly network crime dramas like Law and Order or CSI,
I think you'll enjoy this as well. It's about a
police detective in Vancouver called Tess who discovers she has
a degenerative eye condition and is going blind, and she
makes a mistake on an important case and to right
(02:37):
or wrong and solve the case, she enlists the help
of a seeing guide who she connects with over the
Internet and her phone camera, and the seeing guide helps
her physically navigate the world and solve this case. The guide, Sonny,
is actually three thousand miles away in New York, so
they're never in the same room, but together they form
this unlikely team, and they have to find a balance
(03:00):
between helping each other and not getting too tangled up
in each other's lives. One hand, this is quite a
generic police drama and again another show that you know
you'll need to suspend belief for because it does push
the boundaries of plausibility at times. But I thought it
was a really interesting twist for the lead character to
(03:22):
have this life changing condition. You know, she experiences the
world differently to her colleagues, and that makes the show
stand out among a lot of other crime dramas. I think,
you know, it raises issues about how we move through
the world and how we connect with other people. And
it also stars Daniel Gillies, who's a New Zealand actor
doing great things overseas. So if you're a crime drama fan, yeah,
(03:43):
this is definitely worth checking out as well.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
At this time of the year, sometimes we're reaching for
just something light and enjoyable, just a little something to
take the stress of the pressure of the world away.
And that was how I was feeling when I clicked
on Man Inside the other day, with absolutely no expectations whatsoever,
but I just found it charming.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
Oh my gosh, it's such a gem. This is a
new American comedy on Netflix. The premise of the show
is delightfully bonkers, but it stars Ted Danson, who I
think is perfect for this role, and it's created by
Michael Shehr, who is behind shows like Parks, and rec
and The Good Place and Brooklyn ninety nine. So you know,
this guy knows how to make comedy. And Ted Danson
(04:24):
he's seventy six. He plays a retired professor who's recently
widowed and is hired by a private detective to infiltrate
a rest home in San Francisco. There's a jewelry thief
on the loose in the rest home and one of
the families of the residents wants to find them, and
so ted Danson's character turns amateur detective. He moves in,
(04:44):
he becomes a mole, he becomes a man on the inside,
and he's got one month to work out who's committing
the crimes. But what happens, of course, is that he
makes friends with all these quirky residents and against his
better judgment, gets this brand new lesse on life again.
It's very gentle, light and heartwarming, and it has these
lovely tender moments through it where the characters reflect on
(05:06):
life and death and aging and family.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
I love this. This is a gem.
Speaker 4 (05:10):
It's there's so much comedic talent and experience here, but
it also feels very thoughtful and and you know, as
you say, charming, and genuine.
Speaker 3 (05:18):
It's just a delight.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
I couldn't agree more Ted Dance and he's just so likable,
isn't he so likable? It's comedic timing, it's just brilliant
if And when I was watching at Tara, I thought
to myself, hang on, I've seen this. I've seen this
premise and it's based on a Chilean documentary called The
Mole Agent. So if you've seen that documentary, it will
kind of it it all come together in your mind.
(05:41):
But I wondered whether sort of the idea around that
this is due to kind of the popularity of other
sort of shows like Only Murders in the Building.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
Yes, yeah, I thought the same thing. I thought, if
you like Only Murders in the Building, you'll like this too,
just sort of a more relaxed pace, something light to
just let wash over you. But but it isn't empty
at the same time. You know, there's there's beautiful levels
to this one.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Thank you so much, Tara. An excellent connection of TV
shows for you today, just whipping back through them. Black
Doves that is screening on Netflix. Do not start it
unless you've got some time up your sleeve, because you're
just going to want to binge through that. Sight Unseen
is on three now and Man on the Inside is
also on Netflix. It is ten thirty News Talks ATB For.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
More from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. Listen live to
News Talks at B from nine am Saturday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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