TV, film and the wonderfully random pop culture rabbit holes they lead us down The Honeymoon Period is a British TV and film podcast hosted by married couple Mark and Elaine Gregersen. From the latest cinema releases and must-watch television to overlooked classics and cult favourites, we cover it all. Along with random references to Wizbit, Round the Twist, and Saved by the Bell. And that portrait of Mrs Mangel from 1987 Neighbours.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) · Aug 6, 2026
The Odyssey
The Odyssey (1987) · Jul 19, 2026
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day (2026) · Jul 4, 2026
“Bag It Up”: Power Ballad, Obsession, Backrooms, Masters of the Universe, House of the Dragon S3, Rivals S2
Power Ballad (2026) · Jun 24, 2026
“Thunderlips”: Hulk Hogan: Real American, Widow’s Bay, Mother Mary, Michael
Hulk Hogan: Real American (1989) · May 13, 2026
“Jonny Briggs’ sister”: The Pitt, The Other Bennet Sister, Project Hail Mary, The Drama
Project Hail Mary (2026) · Apr 14, 2026
“Len Mangel Energy”: Under Salt Marsh, Wonder Man, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, The Rip
Wonder Man (1945) · Feb 14, 2026
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) · Dec 22, 2025
Date Night: The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025) · Nov 24, 2025
"Geoffrey from The Fresh Prince": Thursday Murder Club, One Battle After Another, The Hack & more
One Battle After Another (2025) · Oct 3, 2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025) · Aug 2, 2025
Superman (2025)
Superman (2025) · Jul 20, 2025
Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) · Jul 6, 2025
“The DHARMA shark:” Gladiator II, Heretic, Boybands Forever, Cross, Anora, It’s What’s Inside
Gladiator II (2024) · Nov 27, 2024
Date Fright: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) · Oct 26, 2024
“The Odeon on Deansgate”: Showtrial (S2), Mr. McMahon, Megalopolis, Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) · Oct 17, 2024
“Pulling out my Admiral Ackbar”: The Bear S3, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Trap, Alien: Romulus
Trap House (2025) · Aug 21, 2024
“Pulling out my Admiral Ackbar”: The Bear S3, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Trap, Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus (2024) · Aug 21, 2024
"Dr Doom-little": Presumed Innocent, Hit Man, The First Omen, Deadpool & Wolverine
Presumed Innocent (1990) · Jul 29, 2024
“No-one likes an Orange Twirl”: X-Men ‘97, Passenger, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (+ spoiler section)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) · Apr 1, 2024
“Na-na-na-Baron”: Mr & Mrs Smith, Shogun, Madame Web, The Iron Claw, Dune: Part 2
Madame Web (2024) · Mar 13, 2024
Trailer Talk: Deadpool & Wolverine, Planet of the Apes, Wicked, Manhunt, Mary & George, Shardlake
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · Feb 15, 2024
“Anna The Nun and Tesco Mary”: The Traitors finale, True Detective: Night Country, The Holdovers, All of Us Strangers
The Holdovers (2023) · Feb 3, 2024
“Barrow-In-Furness Bus Depot”: Men Up, The Traitors, The Boy and the Heron, Poor Things, Godzilla Minus One
The Boy and the Heron (2023) · Jan 15, 2024
”Richard Osman gets on everything”: Superfan: The Story of Vladimir, The Crown (S6), Loki (S2), Shetland, Bottoms, Saltburn, The Marvels
Bottoms (2023) · Dec 6, 2023
REPLAY: Date Fright - Ready or Not
Ready or Not (2019) · Oct 30, 2023
REPLAY: Date Fright - An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London (1981) · Oct 30, 2023
“His face reminds me of a Muppet”: Beckham, Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story, The Greatest Show Never Made, Bodies, BlackBerry, Totally Killer, The Creator
Totally Killer (2023) · Oct 27, 2023
“Is this about that dolphin?”: Wilderness, Ahsoka, Dumb Money, A Haunting in Venice
Dumb Money (2023) · Oct 3, 2023
“World’s worst version of Jumanji”: Starstruck, The Lovers, The Blackening, Past Lives
The Blackening (2023) · Sep 18, 2023
“Love from Les Dennis”: Strictly 2023 Line Up, They Cloned Tyrone, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Joyride, Becoming Elizabeth, The Bear (S2)
They Cloned Tyrone (2023) · Aug 23, 2023
”You have no soul”: The Sixth Commandment, The Afterparty (S2), Oppenheimer, Barbie
Barbie (2023) · Jul 27, 2023
”You have no soul”: The Sixth Commandment, The Afterparty (S2), Oppenheimer, Barbie
The Sixth Commandment (1924) · Jul 27, 2023
”You have no soul”: The Sixth Commandment, The Afterparty (S2), Oppenheimer, Barbie
The Sixth Commandment (1947) · Jul 27, 2023
”You have no soul”: The Sixth Commandment, The Afterparty (S2), Oppenheimer, Barbie
The Sixth Commandment (2007) · Jul 27, 2023
”You have no soul”: The Sixth Commandment, The Afterparty (S2), Oppenheimer, Barbie
Oppenheimer (2023) · Jul 27, 2023
”You have no soul”: The Sixth Commandment, The Afterparty (S2), Oppenheimer, Barbie
Oppenheimer (2024) · Jul 27, 2023
”Was it Tim Key?”: Secret Invasion, Hijack, Nimona, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) · Jul 18, 2023
“Let’s go, MacGuffin!”: Best Interests, Black Mirror (Season 6, Ep 3 ‘Beyond the Sea’ & Ep 4 ‘Mazey Day’), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Beyond the Sea (2004) · Jul 5, 2023
“Jacko from Brush Strokes”: Black Mirror (Season 6, Ep 1 ‘Joan Is Awful’ & Ep 2 ‘Loch Henry’), The Flash
The Flash (2023) · Jun 20, 2023
“Old bloke has four kids”: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Fast X, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Silo, Poker Face, Succession (s4 + spoiler section)
Fast X (2023) · Jun 8, 2023
“Eggs ‘n’ Baker”: Eurovision, Fatal Attraction, Yellowjackets (S2 revisited), Race Across the World (S3), Super Mario Bros, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Guardians of the Gualaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) · May 20, 2023
“Eggs ‘n’ Baker”: Eurovision, Fatal Attraction, Yellowjackets (S2 revisited), Race Across the World (S3), Super Mario Bros, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Guardians of the Gualaxy Vol. 3
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) · May 20, 2023
“Eggs ‘n’ Baker”: Eurovision, Fatal Attraction, Yellowjackets (S2 revisited), Race Across the World (S3), Super Mario Bros, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Guardians of the Gualaxy Vol. 3
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) · May 20, 2023
“Freevee!”: Succession (S4), Yellowjackets (S2), Jury Duty, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Creed III, John Wick 4
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) · Apr 21, 2023
“There are four lights”: Cocaine Bear, The Whale, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Picard (S3), Fleishman Is in Trouble
Cocaine Bear (2023) · Feb 28, 2023
“It’s not Naked Lunch”: Happy Valley, The Last of Us, Plane, Knock at the Cabin
Knock at the Cabin (2023) · Feb 8, 2023
“It’s not Naked Lunch”: Happy Valley, The Last of Us, Plane, Knock at the Cabin
Plane (2023) · Feb 8, 2023
Date Night: Escape to Victory (1981)
Escape to Victory (1981) · Dec 14, 2022
“He’s got a beard and he’s a Jedi”: The Vow (s2), Orgasm Inc., The Bear, Andor, The Wonder, Black Adam, The Banshees of Inisherin, Black Panther Wakanda Forever
Black Adam (2022) · Nov 18, 2022
“He’s got a beard and he’s a Jedi”: The Vow (s2), Orgasm Inc., The Bear, Andor, The Wonder, Black Adam, The Banshees of Inisherin, Black Panther Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) · Nov 18, 2022
“He’s got a beard and he’s a Jedi”: The Vow (s2), Orgasm Inc., The Bear, Andor, The Wonder, Black Adam, The Banshees of Inisherin, Black Panther Wakanda Forever
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) · Nov 18, 2022
“He’s got a beard and he’s a Jedi”: The Vow (s2), Orgasm Inc., The Bear, Andor, The Wonder, Black Adam, The Banshees of Inisherin, Black Panther Wakanda Forever
The Wonder (2022) · Nov 18, 2022
Date Fright: An American Werewolf In London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981) · Oct 31, 2022
Date Fright: Ready or Not (2019)
Ready or Not (2019) · Oct 25, 2022
“I want to watch Only Connect first”: The Rehearsal, Bad Sisters, The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, Strictly Come Dancing, Bodies Bodies Bodies, After Yang, Don’t Worry Darling
After Yang (2022) · Sep 29, 2022
“Hazard by Richard Marx”: Westworld (S4), Better Call Saul (S6), From, Thor: Love and Thunder, Where the Crawdads Sing, The Gray Man
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) · Jul 31, 2022
“We’re not one of those couples!”: Sherwood, Ms Marvel, Westworld, Lightyear, Hustle, Elvis
Lightyear (2022) · Jul 5, 2022
Jurassic World: Dominion Spoiler Chat
Jurassic World Dominion (2022) · Jun 17, 2022
Top Gun: Maverick Spoiler Chat
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · May 31, 2022
“He’s no Richard Osman”: The Staircase, Our Father, Russian Doll (S2), Everything Everywhere All At Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) · May 26, 2022
Date Night - Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Date Night (2010) · May 24, 2022
Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Spoiler Chat
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) · May 17, 2022
“Beep beep beep beep yeah!”: The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Drive My Car, Spencer, Morbius, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) · Apr 20, 2022
“A lot of Nile before the Death”: Cat Burglar, Peacemaker, The Duke, Phantom of the Open, Fresh, Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile (2022) · Apr 2, 2022
“A lot of Nile before the Death”: Cat Burglar, Peacemaker, The Duke, Phantom of the Open, Fresh, Death on the Nile
The Duke (2021) · Apr 2, 2022
“A lot of Nile before the Death”: Cat Burglar, Peacemaker, The Duke, Phantom of the Open, Fresh, Death on the Nile
Fresh (2022) · Apr 2, 2022
“A lot of Nile before the Death”: Cat Burglar, Peacemaker, The Duke, Phantom of the Open, Fresh, Death on the Nile
Cat Burglar (2022) · Apr 2, 2022
“A lot of Nile before the Death”: Cat Burglar, Peacemaker, The Duke, Phantom of the Open, Fresh, Death on the Nile
Peacemaker (2023) · Apr 2, 2022
DATE NIGHT: tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) · Mar 13, 2022
The Batman (2022) Spoiler Chat
The Batman (2022) · Mar 6, 2022
Date Night: Hot Rod (2007)
Hot Rod (2007) · Feb 2, 2022
The Matrix Resurrections Spoiler Chat
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) · Dec 31, 2021
Down The Rabbit Hole: A Matrix Re-watch (The Matrix Revolutions, 2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) · Dec 24, 2021
Down The Rabbit Hole: A Matrix Re-watch (The Matrix Reloaded, 2003)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) · Dec 19, 2021
“I’m not a big fan of Christmas”: Hawkeye, Succession, VAL, House of Gucci, West Side Story
House of Gucci (2021) · Dec 16, 2021
Down The Rabbit Hole: A Matrix Re-watch (The Matrix, 1999)
The Matrix (1999) · Dec 10, 2021
Down The Rabbit Hole: A Matrix Re-watch (Introduction)
The Matrix (1999) · Dec 5, 2021
Ghostbusters Afterlife Spoiler Chat
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) · Nov 22, 2021
“Go on Amazon and order a few lamps”: Squid Game, Showtrial, Eternals, Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho (2021) · Nov 8, 2021
“Steve Bruce is having a party”: Foundation, Sex Education (S3), Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Ridley Road, Malignant (2021), The Green Knight (2021)
Malignant (2021) · Oct 9, 2021
No Time To Die Spoiler Chat
No Time to Die (2021) · Oct 1, 2021
“You know nothing, Suranne Jones”: Cruel Summer, Vigil, Free Guy (2021), Cruella (2021), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Cruella (2021) · Sep 14, 2021
“You know nothing, Suranne Jones”: Cruel Summer, Vigil, Free Guy (2021), Cruella (2021), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Free Guy (2021) · Sep 14, 2021
“You know nothing, Suranne Jones”: Cruel Summer, Vigil, Free Guy (2021), Cruella (2021), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) · Sep 14, 2021
Candyman (1992) & Candyman (2021)
Candyman (1992) · Sep 3, 2021
“The Lee Sharpe fan club”: Love Island, I Think You Should Leave, Host (2020), Old (2021)
Host (2020) · Aug 6, 2021
The Suicide Squad Spoiler Chat
The Suicide Squad (2021) · Jul 31, 2021
Black Widow Spoiler Chat
Black Widow (2021) · Jul 29, 2021
Date Night: Crank (2006)
Crank (2006) · Jul 25, 2021
“It’s Coming Home”: Sweet Tooth, Fargo (S4), Murder at the Cottage, Loki, The Father (2021)
The Father (2020) · Jun 25, 2021
Date Night: A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
A Quiet Place Part II (2021) · Jun 5, 2021
“Thame of Grones”: Mare of Easttown, Starstruck, Inside No. 9, Woman in the Window (2021), Mortal Kombat (2021), Army of the Dead (2021)
Mortal Kombat (2021) · May 28, 2021
Date Night: Nomadland (2020)
Nomadland (2021) · May 11, 2021
“Where is my car chocolate?”: This Is My House, Too Close, Mare of Easttown, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), Promising Young Woman (2021)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) · Apr 23, 2021
Date Night: Palm Springs (2020)
Palm Springs (2020) · Apr 10, 2021
“Sniffing Aquaman’s jumper”: The Terror, The Flight Attendant, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) · Apr 1, 2021
"Let me just find my spreadsheet": The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, Behind Her Eyes, Unforgotten, The Turning (2020), Underwater (2020)
Unforgotten (2020) · Mar 4, 2021
Date Night: Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report (2002) · Feb 23, 2021
"Diamond Lights": WandaVision, Katie Price: Harvey and Me, The Masked Singer UK, Greenland (2020)
Greenland (2020) · Feb 10, 2021
Date Night: The Lego Movie (2014)
The Lego Movie (2014) · Feb 1, 2021
“Podfade?”: Finding Alice, The Bay, It’s a Sin, One Night in Miami (2020)
One Night in Miami... (2020) · Jan 25, 2021
Date Night: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) · Jan 16, 2021
Date Night: Klaus (2019)
Klaus (2019) · Dec 24, 2020
Date Night: Scrooged (1988)
Scrooged (1988) · Dec 19, 2020
Date Night: Last Christmas (2019)
Last Christmas (2019) · Dec 6, 2020
“I like donkeys” - Masterchef: The Professionals, The Vow, The Lighthouse (2019), The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
The Lighthouse (2019) · Nov 29, 2020
“I like donkeys” - Masterchef: The Professionals, The Vow, The Lighthouse (2019), The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) · Nov 29, 2020
Date Night: Parasite (2019)
Parasite (2019) · Nov 22, 2020
“Kennedy Bakircioglü and Cherno Samba” - The Mandalorian, The Crown, DNA, The Invisible Man (2020), Queen and Slim (2019), Ordinary Love (2019)
The Crown (2020) · Nov 20, 2020
Date Fright: The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987) · Oct 31, 2020
Date Fright: They Live (1988)
They Live (1988) · Oct 30, 2020
"Lenny Henry’s leg”: Strictly Come Dancing, The Boys (S2), Saint Maud, Judy, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Saint Maud (2020) · Oct 20, 2020
After Work Drinks: Soul, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Top Gun: Maverick, The Batman, Fargo, Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America (2021) · Oct 18, 2020
Date Night: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) · Oct 11, 2020
‘3 Of A Kind’: The Third Day, Ladhood, Little Mix The Search, Rocks (2020)
Rocks (2020) · Oct 5, 2020
Date Night – Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Date Night (2019) · Sep 30, 2020
“A bust of Rick Witter”: Only Connect, The Great British Bake Off, Schitt’s Creek, Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes (2020) · Sep 28, 2020
“Incoming Spam Detected”: Des, The Third Day, Strike, Bill and Ted Face the Music
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) · Sep 20, 2020
After Work Drinks: Tenet, Wonder Woman 1984, Black Widow, Dune, Willy Fog, Madonna, Scream 5
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) · Sep 18, 2020
Date Night: Point Break (1991)
Point Break (1991) · Sep 14, 2020
“Ball Razors”: Lovecraft Country (Eps 3 & 4), The Boys, Eat Well For Less?, The New Mutants
The New Mutants (2020) · Sep 12, 2020
After Work Drinks: Mulan, The Batman, The Suicide Squad, Death on the Nile, No Time To Die
The Suicide Squad (2021) · Sep 4, 2020
Date Night: Charade (1963)
Charade (1963) · Sep 2, 2020
“Fozzie Bear, just shaved”: Lovecraft Country, Race Across The World (S2), An American Pickle, Disney’s Robin Hood (1973)
Robin Hood (1973) · Aug 24, 2020
“Fozzie Bear, just shaved”: Lovecraft Country, Race Across The World (S2), An American Pickle, Disney’s Robin Hood (1973)
An American Pickle (2020) · Aug 24, 2020
#22: “Jack Duckworth glasses” – Orange Is The New Black, Penny Dreadful, Halt and Catch Fire, Reported Missing, To Catch a Sex Offender, A Simple Plan (1998)
A Simple Plan (1998) · Aug 17, 2020
#21: "Pharoahs' Video in Cottingham" - Race Across The World, Stath Lets Flats, The End of the F***ing World, The Deceived, The Crow (1994)
The Crow (1994) · Aug 10, 2020
#20: “Rambo Where’s Wally” – Fort Salem, The Last Wave, How To Build A Girl, First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982) · Aug 3, 2020
#19: “Do you know what a Flat Topper is?” – Athlete A, Bad Education, There She Goes, Stargate (1994)
Stargate (1994) · Jul 27, 2020
#18: “Holly Valance’s house” – The Plot Against America, I May Destroy You, Taken (2008)
Taken (2008) · Jul 20, 2020
#17: “Drink my coffee. Eat my Minstrels” – Mrs America, There She Goes, Alex Brooker: Disability and Me, The Old Guard, Bloodshot, Flatliners (1990)
Flatliners (1990) · Jul 13, 2020
#15: “Off Ground Tig” – Talking Heads, Floor is Lava, Make Me Famous, Unbelievable, The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) · Jun 29, 2020
#14: “Not real dinosaurs, obviously” - I May Destroy You, The Salisbury Poisonings, Da 5 Bloods, High Fidelity (2000)
High Fidelity (2000) · Jun 22, 2020
#13: “The burger van outside B&Q” – Artemis Fowl, Murder in the Outback, Killing Eve, The Godfather Part III (1990)
The Godfather Part III (1990) · Jun 16, 2020
#12: “That’ll ruin my algorithm” – McMillions, Space Force, Rick and Morty, Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunrise (1995) · Jun 9, 2020
#11: “Do you know who Tord Grip is?” – Run, The First Team, The Lovebirds, The Three Musketeers
Run (2020) · Jun 1, 2020
#11: “Do you know who Tord Grip is?” – Run, The First Team, The Lovebirds, The Three Musketeers
The Lovebirds (2020) · Jun 1, 2020
#9: "Tosh Lines and the baddy wolf from Willy Fog” - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, DEVS, Seinfeld’s 23 Hours to Kill, Jaws 3
Jaws 3-D (1983) · May 18, 2020
Bonus Episode! Knives Out Spoiler Special
Knives Out (2019) · May 9, 2020
Episode 7 - “We can all do it in rehearsal, love”
Knives Out (2019) · May 4, 2020
Episode 5 - "Nasty Nick from Big Brother, Rebecca Loos, and that woman who put a cat in a bin”
Waterworld (1995) · Apr 20, 2020
Episode 4 - "Footlong Hot Cross Buns"
High School Musical (2006) · Apr 14, 2020
Episode 4 - "Footlong Hot Cross Buns"
The Nest (2020) · Apr 14, 2020
Episode 3 - “It’s Harold Bishop all over again, isn’t it?”
Pete's Dragon (1977) · Apr 7, 2020
Episode 3 - “It’s Harold Bishop all over again, isn’t it?”
Rocketman (2019) · Apr 7, 2020