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Frank Collins

Frank Collins

Freelance writer and film and television researcher (for hire).

Recent work: The Black Archive 31: 'Warriors' Gate', a 2019 monograph on the classic 1980 Doctor Who story for Obverse Books, booklet essays for Powerhouse's Blu-ray of 'Birdy' and Arrow's 'Count Yorga Collection' and 'Woody Allen: Seven Films 1986-1991' Blu-ray releases.

Other books include I.B Tauris's 'Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour - A Critical Celebration of the Matt Smith and Steven Moffat Era' (2013) and 'Doctor Who - The Pandorica Opens' (2010).

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OUTLANDER, 2.12 – ‘The Hail Mary’

As expected “The Hail Mary”, by its very title, returns us to the undetermined fate of Mary Hawkins (Rosie Day). Last seen being used...

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OUTLANDER, 2.11 – ‘Vengeance is Mine’

History tells us that it was an English spy, Dudley Bradstreet, who forced the hand of Charles Stuart in his decisive war council with...

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OUTLANDER, 2.10 – ‘Prestonpans’

If there was any lingering doubt about how effectively Outlander would depict the battles of the Jacobite rebellion, then that doubt was extinguished in...

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OUTLANDER, 2.9 – ‘Je Suis Prest’

The past is never very forgiving in Outlander. “Je Suis Prest”, translated as ‘I am ready’ from the Clan Fraser’s motto, is an ironic...

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OUTLANDER, 2.8 – ‘The Fox’s Lair’

After the traumatic events of “Faith”, this week’s instalment of Outlander not only returns Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) to Scotland but...

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OUTLANDER, 2.7 – ‘Faith’

One of Outlander’s strengths is showing the emotional impact of life-changing events on its characters. And by show, I mean show rather than tell....

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OUTLANDER, 2.5-6 – ‘Untimely Resurrection’ & ‘Best Laid Schemes…’

After a week’s break, Frank Collins returns with a double-bill of Outlander season 2 reviews, covering the fifth and sixth episodes “Untimely Resurrection” and...

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OUTLANDER, 2.4 – ‘La Dame Blanche’

Dinner parties. They don’t always go according to plan, and some of your guests never quite hit it off. Was it such a good...

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OUTLANDER, 2.3 – ‘Useful Occupations and Deceptions’

If an episode title could some up the contrary nature of Outlander—jumping from time travel romance to 18th-century espionage thriller—then “Useful Occupations and Deceptions”...

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OUTLANDER, 2.2 – ‘Not in Scotland Anymore’

And so, rather like The Wizard of Oz’s Dorothy, Outlander’s Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) find themselves over the English Channel,...

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OUTLANDER, 2.1 – ‘Through A Glass, Darkly’

Readers of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander novels were in for a bit of a surprise this week with the broadcast of “Through A Glass, Darkly”, season...

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Cracked Actor: Bowie on Screen

I don’t think we’ll ever see someone like David Bowie again, who died last Sunday at the age of 69. He was a transformer,...

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