'Episodes' exec: 'LeBlanc is underrated'

Episodes' executive producer Jeffrey Klarik has suggested that Matt LeBlanc is "underrated".

Speaking to TV Guide, Klarik explained that he would not have made Episodes if LeBlanc had turned down the show.

"I always felt he was underrated on Friends," he said. "The season he had a relationship with Rachel, I thought, 'This cartoon guy can make me care'. It became so rich and heartbreaking and sweet."

Klarik continued: "We wanted to make sure Episodes was a good showcase for stuff Matt could do, and that's why you get to see him be twisted and manipulative and cunning."

The season finale of Episodes airs on Sunday at 9.30pm on Showtime in the US and on Monday at 10pm on BBC Two in the UK.