UNDERCOVER – Series One
byThe premise of one half of a married couple harbouring dark secrets is a cornerstone of the thriller genre. It’s fuelled so many successful…
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LINE OF DUTY – Series Three
byWhat exactly is BBC2’s police drama Line of Duty? A forensically detailed examination of corruption, stuffed full of pitch-perfect jargon-heavy dialogue, with a complex…
MAY 2016: The Best of Film & TV
bySummer’s just around the corner, but the blockbusters are already here! Below, I’ve selected some of the most notable films and TV shows debuting in May 2016. If you think there’s anything missing, please mention in the comments below.
STAG (BBC, 2016)
byThere’s a long tradition of stories about groups of people being hunted and killed, one by one, by a mystery assailant (most owing a…
Rare Imports: Lesser-Known Gems of European TV
byThe rise in popularity of international TV drama on our screens is a testament to not only the quality of foreign imports, but the…
DAD’S ARMY (2016)
byAmong the fine tradition of classic British sitcoms, few stand as revered—or, indeed, as British—as Dad’s Army. Set during World War II, this beloved…
SHERLOCK – ‘The Abominable Bride’
byA considerable number of theories were spun about how Sherlock writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss would transplant their very postmodern take on Sherlock…
2016: Television Preview
byA new year brings fresh entertainment from the world of television. To help you get over the loss of 2015 to the mists of…
2015: The Best Things We Saw This Year
byIt wouldn’t be late-December without an exhaustive number of end-of-year lists appearing online, looking back on the year’s great and terrible. It would be…
DOCTOR WHO – ‘The Husbands of River Song’
byWhen a man pops his head out of a police box door and asks a duffle-coated Matt Lucas for an opinion on the set…
LUTHER – Series Four
byIt’s been two years since we last saw DCI John Luther (Idris Elba); the dishevelled, troubled, imposing detective with a knack for solving extremely…
DOCTOR WHO, 9.12 – ‘Hell Bent’
byIf there’s one thing that Steven Moffat’s “Hell Bent” achieves, it’s certainly not clarity. Picking up from The Doctor’s (Peter Capaldi) arrival back on…