1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to this Saturday Morning with Jack Teams podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:13,173 Speaker 1: from Newstalk ZB Time. 3 00:00:12,973 --> 00:00:15,533 Speaker 2: To catch up with our screen time expert. It's Tara 4 00:00:15,613 --> 00:00:18,253 Speaker 2: Ward's job to come to us every week with three 5 00:00:18,453 --> 00:00:20,973 Speaker 2: shows to watch your stream at home, and she's here. 6 00:00:21,053 --> 00:00:24,213 Speaker 2: Now kill Totara. We're going to kick things off this 7 00:00:24,253 --> 00:00:26,693 Speaker 2: morning with a show streaming on TV and Z plus. 8 00:00:26,733 --> 00:00:30,093 Speaker 2: Tell us about Reunion Hess. 9 00:00:29,653 --> 00:00:33,013 Speaker 3: A new British thriller made by the BBC, and in 10 00:00:33,053 --> 00:00:35,653 Speaker 3: a lot of ways, it's a pretty standard drama about 11 00:00:35,653 --> 00:00:38,613 Speaker 3: a man seeking revenge for a murder, but there's an 12 00:00:38,653 --> 00:00:41,093 Speaker 3: element of a story that really makes the show stand out, 13 00:00:41,133 --> 00:00:43,773 Speaker 3: and that's because the main character of the show is deaf. 14 00:00:44,253 --> 00:00:46,453 Speaker 3: This is about a man named Daniel who is released 15 00:00:46,453 --> 00:00:49,533 Speaker 3: from prison after a ten year sentence for murder. He 16 00:00:49,653 --> 00:00:55,173 Speaker 3: returns home to Sheffield, is ostracized by his friends and family. 17 00:00:55,213 --> 00:00:58,173 Speaker 3: He's not welcome because of the crime he committed, and 18 00:00:58,253 --> 00:01:02,573 Speaker 3: he becomes determined to seek revenge. It's not clear why 19 00:01:02,613 --> 00:01:05,373 Speaker 3: the crime happened or why he did it, but he's 20 00:01:05,373 --> 00:01:08,493 Speaker 3: got nothing left to lose until he reunites with his daughter, 21 00:01:08,533 --> 00:01:11,613 Speaker 3: who really needs him to stay out of prison. Because 22 00:01:11,693 --> 00:01:15,253 Speaker 3: Daniel and many of other characters in the show are deaf. 23 00:01:15,293 --> 00:01:17,773 Speaker 3: There's a lot of British sign language used in the show, 24 00:01:17,853 --> 00:01:21,813 Speaker 3: and the drama moves really smoothly between sign language and 25 00:01:21,893 --> 00:01:25,133 Speaker 3: spoken language. So, as I said, in lots of ways, 26 00:01:25,173 --> 00:01:28,893 Speaker 3: it's a pretty standard crime thriller, but because Daniel is deaf, 27 00:01:29,013 --> 00:01:32,493 Speaker 3: and because you see the world through his perspective, it's 28 00:01:32,533 --> 00:01:35,853 Speaker 3: telling a familiar story in quite a new, thought provoking way. 29 00:01:35,973 --> 00:01:38,973 Speaker 3: It's a father and daughter story. It's about the challenges 30 00:01:38,973 --> 00:01:41,253 Speaker 3: of coming out of prison, and it's also about being 31 00:01:41,293 --> 00:01:43,293 Speaker 3: deaf in a world that has built for people who 32 00:01:43,293 --> 00:01:45,893 Speaker 3: can hear. The drama itself is quite a slow burn. 33 00:01:45,933 --> 00:01:49,533 Speaker 3: It's quite dark and intense, only four episodes, but it 34 00:01:49,573 --> 00:01:52,253 Speaker 3: pulls you in and I'm really curious to see where 35 00:01:52,293 --> 00:01:52,973 Speaker 3: this one goes. 36 00:01:53,133 --> 00:01:56,653 Speaker 2: Nice okay, Cole. That's Reunion. It's on TVNZ plus on 37 00:01:56,853 --> 00:01:59,093 Speaker 2: three now. The Family next Door. 38 00:02:00,173 --> 00:02:03,733 Speaker 3: Yeah, this is a new Australian mystery drama. It's based 39 00:02:03,813 --> 00:02:07,173 Speaker 3: on a book by Sally Hepworth and it's a little 40 00:02:07,213 --> 00:02:09,773 Speaker 3: bit like an Australian version of Big Little Lies, but 41 00:02:09,853 --> 00:02:12,053 Speaker 3: without all the wealth and glamour. This is a little 42 00:02:12,053 --> 00:02:15,493 Speaker 3: bit more suburban. It's a battle woman named Isabelle who 43 00:02:15,613 --> 00:02:19,053 Speaker 3: moves to a small coastal town of Victoria. She rents 44 00:02:19,053 --> 00:02:22,253 Speaker 3: a house on a street where everyone else knows everybody. 45 00:02:22,893 --> 00:02:25,253 Speaker 3: Claims to be a writer, but she's clearly there for 46 00:02:25,333 --> 00:02:29,573 Speaker 3: something else. She's secretly collecting information about each of the residents, 47 00:02:29,693 --> 00:02:33,093 Speaker 3: all of her new neighbors, who in turn becomes suspicious 48 00:02:33,093 --> 00:02:34,973 Speaker 3: of her and try and find out what she's really 49 00:02:35,013 --> 00:02:38,773 Speaker 3: doing there. And it's that time old TV drama tradition 50 00:02:38,973 --> 00:02:41,533 Speaker 3: that that idea that life is the perfect life is 51 00:02:41,573 --> 00:02:44,773 Speaker 3: never really perfect. There's always a bit of scandal hiding 52 00:02:44,853 --> 00:02:47,533 Speaker 3: underneath the surface, and nothing is ever what it seems. 53 00:02:48,613 --> 00:02:52,173 Speaker 3: It's just a solid Australian family drama. It's about marriage 54 00:02:52,213 --> 00:02:55,973 Speaker 3: and friendship and parenting and family and it unsolds in 55 00:02:56,013 --> 00:02:58,973 Speaker 3: a quiet, sort of intriguing way. Again, it's not in 56 00:02:59,013 --> 00:03:01,613 Speaker 3: any kind of hurry, but it's quite watchable and has 57 00:03:01,613 --> 00:03:04,973 Speaker 3: this great Australian ensemble cast, lots of familiar faces. 58 00:03:05,133 --> 00:03:08,533 Speaker 2: Yeah, Ok, Family next Door that's on three now and 59 00:03:08,653 --> 00:03:10,733 Speaker 2: George Clark's Home in the Wild. 60 00:03:11,693 --> 00:03:14,173 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm a big fan of George Clark shows. He's 61 00:03:14,213 --> 00:03:17,253 Speaker 3: the British architect who has a lot of TV shows 62 00:03:17,293 --> 00:03:20,493 Speaker 3: on here about building homes and quirky homes and amazing 63 00:03:20,533 --> 00:03:23,293 Speaker 3: sheds and all sorts, and Homes in the Wild is 64 00:03:23,333 --> 00:03:25,893 Speaker 3: his new show. This was filmed in New Zealand and 65 00:03:25,933 --> 00:03:30,453 Speaker 3: Australia over the summer, and this is George Clark visiting smaller, 66 00:03:30,893 --> 00:03:34,373 Speaker 3: more isolated islands like Cowell and the Raquino Island and 67 00:03:34,773 --> 00:03:38,573 Speaker 3: finding houses that are almost hidden in nature, that are 68 00:03:38,573 --> 00:03:41,853 Speaker 3: built to become part of these remote environments. And what 69 00:03:41,933 --> 00:03:44,013 Speaker 3: I loved about this show is that it's not about 70 00:03:44,333 --> 00:03:47,613 Speaker 3: the most expensive house or the fanciest looking house. It's 71 00:03:47,653 --> 00:03:51,493 Speaker 3: about how people have connected their homes with their environment 72 00:03:51,933 --> 00:03:56,893 Speaker 3: and used ingenuity and resourcefulness and sustainability. The first episode 73 00:03:56,933 --> 00:03:59,373 Speaker 3: was on Great Barrier Island and he visited three really 74 00:03:59,413 --> 00:04:02,413 Speaker 3: different homes with amazing stories and history. One of them 75 00:04:02,493 --> 00:04:05,293 Speaker 3: had to build a flying fox in the seventies across 76 00:04:05,333 --> 00:04:08,213 Speaker 3: the bay to get the bilding materials into the site. 77 00:04:08,413 --> 00:04:10,693 Speaker 3: It's some great stories in this. If you like a 78 00:04:10,733 --> 00:04:13,853 Speaker 3: good design show that isn't necessarily about what money can buy, 79 00:04:14,213 --> 00:04:16,813 Speaker 3: this is definitely worth checking out. It started last week 80 00:04:16,853 --> 00:04:19,173 Speaker 3: on Sky Open, but you could also watch it for 81 00:04:19,213 --> 00:04:21,613 Speaker 3: free on demand on Skygo fantastic. 82 00:04:21,653 --> 00:04:23,533 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah that's a bit of me. I love George 83 00:04:23,573 --> 00:04:25,813 Speaker 2: Cliff and yeah, that's very much a bit of me. 84 00:04:25,893 --> 00:04:28,093 Speaker 2: So that's George Clark's Home in the Wild. That's on 85 00:04:28,213 --> 00:04:30,853 Speaker 2: sky Open and like Tarist's, you can also stream it 86 00:04:30,893 --> 00:04:33,733 Speaker 2: as well. The Family next Door is on three now 87 00:04:33,853 --> 00:04:37,013 Speaker 2: and Reunion is on TV and z Plus. 88 00:04:37,853 --> 00:04:40,973 Speaker 1: For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live 89 00:04:41,053 --> 00:04:43,853 Speaker 1: to News Talk zed B from nine am Saturday, or 90 00:04:43,933 --> 00:04:45,853 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.