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Ok, don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie version of One Day, in spite of Anne Hathaway's multi-regional British accent, but this Netflix series blows it out of the water completely.

I don't need to go into the plot, as I think most of us know it already, but the fact that this series has 14 episodes means we get to see a much fuller version of what Emma and Dexter do and feel on the "one day" of each year that we see. Both leads are utterly brilliant, especially Ambika Mod as Emma, who plays her so much more convincingly and less 'glossy' than the film version - more like the book version. And Theo Woodall makes Dex more relatable, and likeable too. To me he feels more rounded in the series, which I guess is excellent characterisation, but also because they have far more time to flesh him out into an actual person.

This series is in equal parts very funny, romantic and at times incredibly sad - tearjerkingly so, especially the last couple of episodes. The ending though, is gorgeous. The last 20 minutes or so of the final episode is fantastic. Definitely worth a binge and a repeated watch!

There is something about Australian comedy movies, and Australian cinema in general that just hits differently. Maybe it's because of our past links but the humour of Australia is more relatable to us Brits than America humour I think. Australians don't always portray life as being idyllic or glamorous either.

Muriel's Wedding is an absolute favourite film of mine. It's hilariously funny and tragically sad, almost in equal measure. I also love the almost garish 1990s colour of the scenery and the costumes. It really works especially in the dead end town of Porpoise Spit where Muriel lives with her family - 3 layabout siblings, depressed mother and corrupt father.

Muriel dreams of a better life, she's shy, bullied by her so-called friends, and unemployed. She sits in her bedroom listening to ABBA songs as she wants her life to be as good as one. She dreams of getting married and having the perfect wedding.

I'm not going to spoil the plot as most of us have seen the film anyway, but life does not run smoothly, and whilst Muriel does get her glamorous wedding other aspects of her life fall apart, her dishonesty comes after her and her marriage ends because she and her husband admit they don't love each other and it really is only a marriage of convenience anyway. Daniel Lapaine is superb as her unwilling and disapproving husband, who eventually does find himself attracted to Muriel/Mariel, but realises it isn't going to last beyond the original agreement.

What is so good about this film is that whilst it is very, very funny, the sadness and tragedy is mixed in wonderfully and doesn't feel like it is being thrown in for drama's sake, it's natural. It's also incredibly life affirming, that you can follow your dreams and have a better life. Toni Collette is absolutely amazing as the lead, playing her to start off with as shy, socially awkward and depressed, but who eventually triumphs, stands up to her deadbeat father, and eventually stops the lying and dishonesty, discovering her true self. I do make it sound like a fairy tale and it is in many ways, but one that works brilliantly.