“It’s been a wee while since I binged a series that made me grab my phone and send everyone I love an urgent message imploring them to watch it,” says Kayleigh. “When I polished off Netflix’s A Man On The Inside in a single evening, though, I did exactly that – and all while ugly-crying over its big finale, no less.
“Starring Ted Danson, a man who oozes charisma from every single pore, this one weaves a yarn about a retired professor who takes a job as an undercover mole at a luxury retirement home. His mission? To weed out the thief who swiped a precious family heirloom – no small feat, considering staff and residents alike are all suspects (and that he’s an utterly hopeless detective, of course).
“With that premise, you’re right in assuming this one’s big on laughs. It’s also full of heart and bittersweet moments, delving into some incredibly thought-provoking topics: loss, for example. Loneliness. Estrangement. Our fears around growing older, frailer, less useful. Love, in all of its quietest and most beautiful forms.
“Reader, I sobbed a lot over this juicy eight-episode series, and that’s largely down to the obscenely talented cast. Honestly, Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada, Stephanie Beatriz, Margaret Avery, Susan Ruttan, Sally Struthers, Stephen McKinley Henderson and everyone else gifts us the sort of characters that walk off the screen and into our hearts. I just wanted to spend more time with them when the credits rolled on that final episode.
“Thankfully, with a second season already confirmed for 2025, it seems as if my prayers have been answered. This time, though, I won’t be waiting; I’ll be hitting ‘play’ the very second it drops…” Watch A Man On The Inside via Netflix now.
