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I admit I was a little hesitant to watch 'The Gentlemen' on Netflix because I thought it was just a series of the film and thought it would be rubbish. But when I read the series was not a sequel to the film, I thought I'd give it a whirl... well what can I say? Once I started watching the first episode, I was hooked! To summarise in a nutshell, its British nobility meets the criminal underworld. It's fast-paced, action packed, full of twists and wit with a great soundtrack. Some characters I felt were similar to the film but then, the series was created by Guy Ritchie and all his films have some similarity to them in one way or another as in, they are his style of storytelling but I never tire of it. The acting and comic timing was spot on, Daniel Ings as Freddy Horniman is brilliantly annoying and the plot is wild but easy to follow. Best thing I've seen on Netflix in a long time.

I'm a Man Utd fan so was immediately drawn into this documentary. We see a young David Beckham playing on the school football pitch to training on the grounds of Manchester United to being one of the most recognised brand/face in the world.

He talks about his relationship with his wife and Sir Alex Ferguson, the allegation of that extramarital affair and the bullying and abuse he suffered after the 1998 red card against Argentina.

We see David Beckham getting into his bee-keeping... check out his initials embroidered on his bee-keeping suit! We get a glance into DB's amazing colour coordinated wardrobe (I'm so jealous!!) There are loads of interviews with Victoria, family, Sir Alex Ferguson and various team mates and friend's.

Altogether, there are four episodes, each about an hour long. There were moments in the documentary that were quite uncomfortable to watch such as the aftermath from the sending off in the 1998 World Cup against Argentina and a heartfelt moment when DB was overcome with emotion towards the end of his last ever football match for Paris Saint-Germain.

What a brilliant and an amazing career this man has had. The whole documentary was well made and fun to watch even if you're not into football but just appreciate what David Beckham has achieved in his life so far. I was gripped throughout.

I used watched Porridge as a child when it was on the telly during the 70s, then I bought the whole dvd set in the 00s and now when I watch re-runs on some random channel, I still find it laugh out loud funny.

Ronnie Barker plays Fletcher nicknamed 'Fletch' who is a habitual criminal serving a five-year sentence for stealing a lorry. You see his daily battle to put one over the system while trying to be one step ahead of his arch-enemy prison officer, Mr Mackay.

Richard Beckinsale plays Godber his young naive cellmate, who looks upon Fletch as a father figure and Fletch takes under his wing.

The chemistry of all the characters are strong and the storylines witty and sarcastic. The little things the outside world would take for granted like, a tin of pineapple chunks, is a big deal when they go 'missing' in prison! The pettiness of trying to find out who stole the stolen pineapple chunks is sublime.

The late great Ronnie Barker has always been my favourite comedy actor and Porridge has always been one of my favourite comedy programmes, it's just very British and very funny.