Who's your match?

What if you could take a test to find your soulmate? Would you do it? That’s the service on offer in this new drama from Netflix based on the book by John Marrs. The One take your DNA and analyse it to find your soulmate, if there’s a match in the database you get put in touch and your life changes forever. All is not as it seems behind the scenes however, and from the off things begin to unravel for CEO Rebecca Webb (Hannah Ware) and everyone in her orbit.

I loved the book this is based on and, although the plot seems to have changed quite considerably, two episodes in to this TV adaptation I’m already hooked.

Ally gets dumped and makes the decision to leave London, taking her ex girlfriend’s cat Malcolm with her back to her Dad’s house in Sheffield. Here she reconnects with childhood friend Jeremy (also gay, also recently dumped) and together they hatch a plan to win their exes back with the help of baked goods and marathon running (obviously).

I absolutely loved this book. It was an absolute joy to read a truly queer romcom, free from any tokenism or thinly drawn stereotypes. The Split is full of laughter and heartwarming moments which delicately reflect so much of the queer experience. Highly recommended.

Laura Kay will be joining us on The Brunch when we return on Sunday 4th April to talk about The Split. Don’t miss it.

I discovered this fun short form comedy series while browsing Netflix at the weekend. Tiff is a grad student in New York City moonlighting as a dominatrix to make ends meet. She enlists the help of her former high school gay BFF Pete to work as her bodyguard and clean up after her clients. Lots of laughs and plenty of eye-opening OMG moments to keep you entertained. Two seasons now streaming on Netflix.

Listen now on your favourite streaming service. 🎧🔥🚀

Based on author Leslie Kean’s book by the same name, this six part series explores life after death through personal accounts, interviews with scientists and revealing mediums at work. I was fascinated by some incredible (and some questionable) examples of psychic communication, reincarnation and the paranormal but also the presentation of well-rounded arguments on all sides.

Historian Natalie Petrzela dissects the untold story of murder, corruption and greed behind the global phenomenon of the Chippendales. Including over 60 fascinating interviews with investigators, conspirators and dancers, I was gripped by this riveting and dark series which begs for a documentary!

The 12th series of creator Jimmy McGovern’s contemporary dramas focusing on variously touching and funny tales of people at a crossroads in their life. This is a recommended easy watch in bite-size standalone segments if you find lengthy series dramas a lot to stick with.

An unsolved 2012 burglary has been cracked thanks to a sausage! A peckish burglar took a bite of a sausage during the robbery in Germany nine years ago and DNA has been matched to a 30 year old Albanian citizen involved in a recent crime in France. Unbelievably the man may escape punishment as the statute of limitations on the burglary has expired. Truly wurst case scenario…(sorry…!).