TV

A new comedy coming to ABC has dogs front and centre . . . and it’s an absolute delight! See what else our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is watching and loving this week.

Wonder Man, Australian Story, Australian Idol, Dog Park and Millionaire Hot Seat: here’s what we’re dipping into on Aussie TV this week.

What the ABC comedy understands is that it’s not really about the pooches. It’s always been about the humans, and all their foibles and dramas.

Bridgerton might have pushed boundaries in its costume drama casting, but at its heart, it’s very conventional storytelling.

Remember how no one was sure if Ted Lasso was ever coming back? Now we know exactly when, and there’s a tease of what to expect.

It’s the little Australian cultural export that cannot be stopped. Despite not producing any new episodes in 2025, it was still the most watched series on US streaming platforms.

In a first for the state, global powerhouse streamer Netflix has chosen Western Australia as the location for its new surfing drama Breakers, starring The Boys’ Antony Starr.

As it evolved and expanded, Shrinking has become a series that is about showing up for your tribe, not just when it matters but also when it doesn’t.

Not everyone has to have a hero complex, and for Simon Williams, his powers get in the way of his real life ambition. Wonder Man is a very different kind of Marvel project.

Sure, it has some plot holes and dead ends, but Steal manages to sustain the suspense over six episodes, and it has finally given Sophie Turner a role worthy of her time - and ours.

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee is back with a new comedy, a new Paul McCartney doco and horny costume dramas are just a taste of what’s coming to streaming in February.

This week Screen Queen Clare Rigden is reminiscing about that time she met Mel Brooks, excited to see the new Bridgerton, catching up on Shrinking and peeping Jeremy Allen White in his Springsteen biopic.

Bridgerton, Memory Of A Killer, Shrinking, The Wrecking Crew and Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials: here’s everything we’re watching on TV this week.

The queen of the kitchen is set to be headed for the tent. UK press are reporting Nigella Lawson is close to signing a deal with the Great British Bake Off.

The Beauty pretends to have depth, but it’s an empty vessel for gratuitous violence. Still, it’s undeniably entertaining.