Gef Box: Someone might have Beef

Have you ever felt so angry, the tiniest inconvenience has tipped you over the edge? I have the series for you. If you’re not feeling that, maybe you’re in the mood for something more comedic…

The Cleaner

Have you ever wondered whose job it is to clean up crime scenes? Neither have I.

Greg Davies stars as Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead, a crime-scene cleaner. Despite being faced with blood and gore on a daily basis, it rarely phases him. In fact, he spends most of his time recalling his run-ins with friends and family of the deceased and even sometimes the murderers themselves.

This dark comedy is a brilliant watch and shouldn’t be overlooked, plus you always know you’re in safe hands with Davies after his roles in shows like Cuckoo, Man Down, and The Inbetweeners.

Season two is on at 9.30pm every Friday on BBC One. Catch up on iPlayer.

Britain’s Got Talent

Your favourite talent show is back on the telly – I’m assuming we’re not that into The X Factor anymore? 

Known for bringing in the most weird, wonderful and frankly disgusting talents, Britain’s Got Talent is now on its sweet sixteenth series. The show is behind the rise to fame for street dance troupe Diversity, dog trick act Ashleigh and Pudsey, and singer Susan Boyle.

Despite how well the contestants do in the competition, we all know we really watch it for the snap-backs and hilarity of seeing a terrible audition…

Judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon will be returning with the new addition of dancer and choreographer Bruno Tonioli. And, of course, Ant and Dec will host.

Its new season is back on ITV. Catch up ahead of the next show on ITVX.

Binge-worthy box sets

Beef

A typical story of boy meets girl, but fill it with resentment. When two strangers get into a road rage incident, it brings chaos to both of their lives. 

It stars Steven Yeun, of The Walking Dead fame, and Ali Wong, known for her stand-up comedy. These two together are electric and it wouldn’t be a shock to see them play alongside each other again in the future with the amount of chemistry they have, albeit rageful.

Beef at its most-stripped back is an analysis of rage and how it brings people together — but more regularly, drives people apart. 

Catch it on Netflix, it’s a hell of a ride.

Specials

Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia

A lot of us are tired of documentaries fronted by celebrities, but trust me when I say this one is very different.

To have someone who has been through and could easily relapse into the subject of the documentary lead the programme is something many factual specials are missing. Former international cricketer Freddie Flintoff talks about his personal experience with bulimia, an eating disorder he had kept secret for over 20 years.

This is a hard watch. Despite Flintoff now being a television presenter himself, it certainly doesn’t come easy to recollect the past and the disorder’s effects. However, his unflinching honesty is powerful in itself as he admits he couldn’t commit to never doing it again.

Experts estimate that over 1.5 million people in the UK have an eating disorder like bulimia, of which 25 % are male. Flintoff explains that the disorder is perceived to be something ‘only girls get’, resulting in most boys and men with eating disorders living in silence.

Watch it on BBC iPlayer.