It’s an indication of how engrossing Critical is that despite my squeamishness with regard to medical matters I’m finding it compulsive viewing. In fact during this week’s episode I found myself delighted to focus on the exposed chest cavity of the patient – mainly because it allowed me to divert my attention away from the … >
With great economy, the second episode of Critical sets about bringing the show’s wide cast of characters to life. It’s not easy task in a programme set in ‘real time’ (or “The Golden Hour” as one of the characters labels it), but it’s an impressive demonstration of the old adage of ‘show not tell’. The … >
At the start of Critical’s first episode, an air ambulance helicopter comes in to land on the rooftop helipad of a building called General Hospital. However, any suggestion that this familiar name brings with it the comfortable ‘doctor/nurse romance’ territory of the afternoon soap is promptly expelled as the anonymous patient-of-the-week projectile vomits a spray … >
Sky1 has released a trailer for Critical, the new real-time medical drama from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio. Starring Lennie James (Line of Duty), Catherine Walker (Strike Back), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) and Kimberley Nixon (Fresh Meat), the 13-part series begins at 9pm on Tuesday 24 February on Sky1. > Like Critical on Facebook. Set … >
Critical, Sky1’s new real-time medical drama from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, will begin later this month. With each episode telling “one story, in one place, in one hour”, the 13-part series stars Lennie James (Line of Duty), Catherine Walker (Strike Back), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) and Kimberley Nixon (Fresh Meat). The first episode airs … >
2015 is fast approaching, but what’s in store to keep UK screens flickering and our minds off the drudgery of everyday life? Let CultBox guide you through a year that’ll be packed with returning favourites, new dramas, fresh adaptations, super-heroes, super-spies and a whole lot of supernatural thrillers. It’s in alphabetical order as, to be … >
Sky1 has released a preview for Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio’s new “ultra-realistic real-time medical drama”, Critical. The 13-part series will tell “one story, in one place, in one hour” and is described by Sky as an “emotional roller-coaster ride in which every second counts during the most life-threatening hour of a patient’s treatment”. … >
BBC One has ordered an adaptation of the classic Joseph Conrad novel The Secret Agent from the makers of Line of Duty. Garrow’s Law creator Tony Marchant will write the new three-part drama. Marchant commented: “Conrad’s depiction of 19th century terrorists committed to the destruction of the West, with a suicide bomber in their midst, … >
If you don’t like sport then boy, are you fu…ff-finding yourself in a difficult position this summer, because as you sit there, letting your sofa soak up the Pimm’s sweats, and desperately jabbing at the remote, you’ll have noticed something. THERE’S NOTHING ON. Which is no surprise. Summer is traditionally a drama drought featuring just … >
Sky1 has released the first teaser for Critical, the channel’s new “ultra-realistic real-time medical drama” from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio. Starring Lennie James (The Walking Dead, Line of Duty), Catherine Walker (Strike Back), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered) and Kimberley Nixon (Fresh Meat), the 13-part series will tell “one story, in one place, in one … >