March 28, 2025 • 7 mins
The Sixth Commandment - (Neon) Timothy Spall stars in this BAFTA-winning true crime drama that follows the meeting between an inspirational teacher and a charismatic student that led to one of the most complex and confounding criminal cases in recent memory.
The Studio - (Apple TV+) An American comedy about a legacy Hollywood movie studio striving to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and business to live together.
The Last Anniversary - (ThreeNow) Based on the book by Liane Moriarty, this Australian drama is about a family who lives on a remote island, where everyone is hiding secrets.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast
from Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Twenty two past ten on news Talk ZEDB was Tara
Ward our screen time Experts recommendation that first turned me
on too Adolescents, and Tara's back with us this morning
is she is every Saturday with her picks for this week.
Thank you so much, Tara. It was an amazing show.
It really really was, and it has just Yeah, I
just cannot stop thinking about it.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Oh, I'm the same. I watched it two weeks ago
and I'm still thinking about it every day and now
I'm reading everything i can about how they made it
and how they pulled off that single shot and how
they did that amazing drone shot and episode two. It's
just kind of got into my head and thinking about
it in so many different ways, and I think that's
the same for lots of other people who have watched it.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yeah. It's funny, how because you know, in a way,
it's kind of a it's a relatively simple concept, but
it's just kind of a simple concept exquisitely done and
it's perfectly done, you know.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yeah, it's so rare to have a TV show like
Adolescent where every single part of it works. There's no
weak point in it. You know, the writing is perfect,
the acting is phenomenal, the story feels very realistic and relatable,
and it just all comes together in an incredible way.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Well, my thanks to you, because that turned out to
be a superb recommendation. And it's not just me who
says it. It's something like eighty five million people that
now streamed it on Netflix say it's absolutely destroyed the
records or all of the previous streaming records, which I
guess is no great, it's amazing.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
Yeah, And there wasn't a lot of hype to it.
It just kind of dropped, And I think maybe that's
why we're all caught up on it too, because there
were no expectations. We just have watched it all together
and we're all talking about it together, which doesn't happen
quite as much as it used to a television shows.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah, I think it's just, you know, people have sort
of let the show do the talking, and it's spread
by word of mouth and by recommendations on screen time
on Saturday mornings, on newsbooks. He'd be So we've got
three shows for this weekend. No pressure living up to
that pack. Let's start off with the new show streaming
one on starring Timothy Spall, tell us about the Sixth Commandment.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
If you want another chilling drama to watch, this is
this week's recommendation. This is a BBC drama. It won
a BAFTA last year for Best Limited Drama and it
stars Timothy Spall, who won both a Bafter and an
International Emmy for this role. And it's another one of
those quality British productions that just sort of takes every box.
The writing is by Sarah Phelps, The acting is beautifully done,
(02:32):
and the story is really compelling. It's based on a
true story and it's about a retired school teacher who's
played by Timothy Spaull and his elderly neighbor who are
both quite lonely, vulnerable people. They become friends with a
young man named Ben and both fall in love with him,
and Ben, of course is not her. He seems. He
befriends them and makes himself indispensable in their lives. He
(02:55):
persuades both of them to update their wills and leave
everything to him, and then he tries to murder them.
And it's a true story, very shocking and The show
doesn't shy away from that, but it's it's very British
in the way that nothing here is over the top
or sensation wise. It all just unfolds in a very
understated way that makes it quite uncomfortable to watch at times.
(03:19):
But the tragedy of the story is quiet and uneasy
and quite haunting. And I think that's the power of it,
that this doesn't need any over the top embellishing. Timothy
Spall is so good in this. I mean, he's always good,
but he's incredible in this. He pulls you in right
from his start as this very lonely man of faith.
And you know, if you want something intense but very
(03:39):
carefully and thoughtfully made that you could just sort of
slowly work your way through four episodes, this is a
great watch.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Great That's the sixth Commandment on Apple TV. Plus the Studio.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
There's something very different. This is a new satire that
stars Seth Rogan and a long list of famous Hollywood
guest stars. It's a comedy that's poking fun at the
movie industry and Seth Rogan plays the head of a
movie studio and he wants to make these meaningful art
house films but he is employed purely to make the huge,
(04:10):
pointless billion dollar blockbusters, and so for his first film
in the job, he tries to do both, to make
a very beautiful, worthy film about the drink kool Aid,
but also makes a lot of money. And so everything
is a juggle. There's egos to manage, there's deals to
be done, there's lies to be told, and Seth Rogan's
character is continually moving and shouting and trying to convince
(04:33):
everyone that he knows what he's doing. And so there's
a lot of clever industry in jokes in this show,
and it's very self aware and I think if you
watch a lot of movies, or if you're interested in
the inner workings of Hollywood and America, then you'll get
a lot more out of this. But the big pool
to the show is the cameos. Everyone from Catherine O'Hara
to Martin Scorsese to Charlie's theirn zach Efron pops up
(04:56):
on this. It's like, you know, spot the celebrity. So,
you know, a really clever show, very fast and punchy back,
quite silly and over the top as well, and just
quite refresh refreshing to see something that doesn't take itself
too seriously.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Yeah, that sounds nice, But my gosh, that's a hell
of a line up, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
I know, every episode full of it.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Yeah. Yeah, So that's the studio that's on Apple TV
Plus and on three now the Last Anniversary.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Yeah. This is a new Australian drama based on the
book by Leanne Moriarty, who of course wrote Big Little
Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, and this is the latest
novel to be adapted for at TV. And it's about
a family who live on a remote island in Australia
near Sydney, and when the matriarch of the family dies,
she leaves her house to a stranger, effectively much to
(05:46):
the dismay of the rest of the family. And the
stranger's arrival on the island and what that represents kick
starts all of these long hidden, deep buried family secrets
coming to the surface. So it's a family saga, it's
a romance, it's about motherhood and relationships. There were lots
of characters introduced in the first episode, so I'm hoping
that it will set down and find its own pace
(06:08):
as it goes on, because it's a really easy to watch,
quite moody and atmospheric thriller, A little bit so be
but in a good way, but a great way, mistery thriller.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Very good. Okay, cool, that sounds great. Thank you so much.
Tara will put all of those recommendations on the news
talks Thereb website. The show is once again. The Sixth
Commandment is on Neon. That's the one with Timothy Spall.
The studio is on Apple TV Plus, and the Last
Anniversary is on three. Now, Jack, what was the Netflix
show you were talking about? Jack, what's the wonderful show
you've just been recommending? I started I started the program
(06:39):
this morning by talking about Adolescents, which is this incredible
show on Netflix. Four episodes. Tara recommended it to us
a couple of weeks ago, and so I went and
watched it, and it's one of those shows that just
stays with you. It stays with you for so long afterwards,
you find yourself kind of turning over all of the
events and scenes in your head in the middle of
the night and yeah, I'm not the only one that's
(07:02):
broken all sorts of streaming records, and not because it's
a real whiz bang production. Not because it has you know,
big fiery car, you know, car chase scenes or anything
like that, just because it's amazing storytelling, really affecting storytelling.
So if you haven't seen it yet, Adolescence on Netflix,
I will warn you it's kind of disturbing. It is upsetting.
(07:24):
It it's devastating. Really not not gruesome or you know,
gaulish or you know, kind of horror or anything like that,
but just really affecting. That's the word I keep coming
back to. So Adolescence on Netflix I will recommend for
the last time this morning, I promise.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. Listen live
to news talks i'd B from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast
from Newstalk ZEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Twenty two past ten on news Talk ZEDB was Tara
Ward our screen time Experts recommendation that first turned me
on too Adolescents, and Tara's back with us this morning
is she is every Saturday with her picks for this week.
Thank you so much, Tara. It was an amazing show.
It really really was, and it has just Yeah, I
just cannot stop thinking about it.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Oh, I'm the same. I watched it two weeks ago
and I'm still thinking about it every day and now
I'm reading everything i can about how they made it
and how they pulled off that single shot and how
they did that amazing drone shot and episode two. It's
just kind of got into my head and thinking about
it in so many different ways, and I think that's
the same for lots of other people who have watched it.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yeah. It's funny, how because you know, in a way,
it's kind of a it's a relatively simple concept, but
it's just kind of a simple concept exquisitely done and
it's perfectly done, you know.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yeah, it's so rare to have a TV show like
Adolescent where every single part of it works. There's no
weak point in it. You know, the writing is perfect,
the acting is phenomenal, the story feels very realistic and relatable,
and it just all comes together in an incredible way.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Well, my thanks to you, because that turned out to
be a superb recommendation. And it's not just me who
says it. It's something like eighty five million people that
now streamed it on Netflix say it's absolutely destroyed the
records or all of the previous streaming records, which I
guess is no great, it's amazing.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
Yeah, And there wasn't a lot of hype to it.
It just kind of dropped, And I think maybe that's
why we're all caught up on it too, because there
were no expectations. We just have watched it all together
and we're all talking about it together, which doesn't happen
quite as much as it used to a television shows.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah, I think it's just, you know, people have sort
of let the show do the talking, and it's spread
by word of mouth and by recommendations on screen time
on Saturday mornings, on newsbooks. He'd be So we've got
three shows for this weekend. No pressure living up to
that pack. Let's start off with the new show streaming
one on starring Timothy Spall, tell us about the Sixth Commandment.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
If you want another chilling drama to watch, this is
this week's recommendation. This is a BBC drama. It won
a BAFTA last year for Best Limited Drama and it
stars Timothy Spall, who won both a Bafter and an
International Emmy for this role. And it's another one of
those quality British productions that just sort of takes every box.
The writing is by Sarah Phelps, The acting is beautifully done,
(02:32):
and the story is really compelling. It's based on a
true story and it's about a retired school teacher who's
played by Timothy Spaull and his elderly neighbor who are
both quite lonely, vulnerable people. They become friends with a
young man named Ben and both fall in love with him,
and Ben, of course is not her. He seems. He
befriends them and makes himself indispensable in their lives. He
(02:55):
persuades both of them to update their wills and leave
everything to him, and then he tries to murder them.
And it's a true story, very shocking and The show
doesn't shy away from that, but it's it's very British
in the way that nothing here is over the top
or sensation wise. It all just unfolds in a very
understated way that makes it quite uncomfortable to watch at times.
(03:19):
But the tragedy of the story is quiet and uneasy
and quite haunting. And I think that's the power of it,
that this doesn't need any over the top embellishing. Timothy
Spall is so good in this. I mean, he's always good,
but he's incredible in this. He pulls you in right
from his start as this very lonely man of faith.
And you know, if you want something intense but very
(03:39):
carefully and thoughtfully made that you could just sort of
slowly work your way through four episodes, this is a
great watch.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Great That's the sixth Commandment on Apple TV. Plus the Studio.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
There's something very different. This is a new satire that
stars Seth Rogan and a long list of famous Hollywood
guest stars. It's a comedy that's poking fun at the
movie industry and Seth Rogan plays the head of a
movie studio and he wants to make these meaningful art
house films but he is employed purely to make the huge,
(04:10):
pointless billion dollar blockbusters, and so for his first film
in the job, he tries to do both, to make
a very beautiful, worthy film about the drink kool Aid,
but also makes a lot of money. And so everything
is a juggle. There's egos to manage, there's deals to
be done, there's lies to be told, and Seth Rogan's
character is continually moving and shouting and trying to convince
(04:33):
everyone that he knows what he's doing. And so there's
a lot of clever industry in jokes in this show,
and it's very self aware and I think if you
watch a lot of movies, or if you're interested in
the inner workings of Hollywood and America, then you'll get
a lot more out of this. But the big pool
to the show is the cameos. Everyone from Catherine O'Hara
to Martin Scorsese to Charlie's theirn zach Efron pops up
(04:56):
on this. It's like, you know, spot the celebrity. So,
you know, a really clever show, very fast and punchy back,
quite silly and over the top as well, and just
quite refresh refreshing to see something that doesn't take itself
too seriously.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Yeah, that sounds nice, But my gosh, that's a hell
of a line up, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
I know, every episode full of it.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Yeah. Yeah, So that's the studio that's on Apple TV
Plus and on three now the Last Anniversary.
Speaker 3 (05:24):
Yeah. This is a new Australian drama based on the
book by Leanne Moriarty, who of course wrote Big Little
Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, and this is the latest
novel to be adapted for at TV. And it's about
a family who live on a remote island in Australia
near Sydney, and when the matriarch of the family dies,
she leaves her house to a stranger, effectively much to
(05:46):
the dismay of the rest of the family. And the
stranger's arrival on the island and what that represents kick
starts all of these long hidden, deep buried family secrets
coming to the surface. So it's a family saga, it's
a romance, it's about motherhood and relationships. There were lots
of characters introduced in the first episode, so I'm hoping
that it will set down and find its own pace
(06:08):
as it goes on, because it's a really easy to watch,
quite moody and atmospheric thriller, A little bit so be
but in a good way, but a great way, mistery thriller.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Very good. Okay, cool, that sounds great. Thank you so much.
Tara will put all of those recommendations on the news
talks Thereb website. The show is once again. The Sixth
Commandment is on Neon. That's the one with Timothy Spall.
The studio is on Apple TV Plus, and the Last
Anniversary is on three. Now, Jack, what was the Netflix
show you were talking about? Jack, what's the wonderful show
you've just been recommending? I started I started the program
(06:39):
this morning by talking about Adolescents, which is this incredible
show on Netflix. Four episodes. Tara recommended it to us
a couple of weeks ago, and so I went and
watched it, and it's one of those shows that just
stays with you. It stays with you for so long afterwards,
you find yourself kind of turning over all of the
events and scenes in your head in the middle of
the night and yeah, I'm not the only one that's
(07:02):
broken all sorts of streaming records, and not because it's
a real whiz bang production. Not because it has you know,
big fiery car, you know, car chase scenes or anything
like that, just because it's amazing storytelling, really affecting storytelling.
So if you haven't seen it yet, Adolescence on Netflix,
I will warn you it's kind of disturbing. It is upsetting.
(07:24):
It it's devastating. Really not not gruesome or you know,
gaulish or you know, kind of horror or anything like that,
but just really affecting. That's the word I keep coming
back to. So Adolescence on Netflix I will recommend for
the last time this morning, I promise.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. Listen live
to news talks i'd B from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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