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As we hit the latter half of the season, the main issue is when Broadchurch would start delivering answers to its central mysteries and developing those involved in them. Luckily, this episode strikes a near perfect balance. Alec and Ellie’s friendship and professional policework continue here, providing some lovely material for David Tennant and Olivia … >
Settled in after last week’s opening episode, Selfridges is back to business as usual. This week, the launch of the Lanvin fashion range is the store’s key priority, yet what is happening elsewhere with the stores staff is much more dramatic. Whereas last week focused on Rosalie Selfridge (Kara Tointon), with her wedding, marital troubles … >
It’s a game of two halves this week in Death in Paradise as the murder mystery story gives way to the central cast of characters in an episode that brings big changes for everyone in Saint Marie. Last week’s cliffhanger, with Camille (Sara Martins) considering a transfer to Paris, still hangs in the air, but … >
After last week’s lacklustre episode, Broadchurch ups its game as it focuses on the Joe Miller court battle, continues the Sandbrook case and some provides some development for David Tennant’s D.I Hardy. It’s no shock that this season of Broadchurch hasn’t been anywhere near as gripping as its debut in 2013. A major gripe in … >
The famous department store opens its doors again as Mr Selfridge returns to ITV for its third season, bringing with it a fantastic mix of drama, despair and romance. Jumping ahead five years to 1919, the war is over but there are worse tragedies to come for the Selfridge family. Everything feels deliberately bigger with … >
Love is a key theme in tonight’s Death in Paradise, both with the central characters in the show and as the motive behind this week’s murder mystery. When the group leader of an historical re-enactment society (Adrian Lukis) is killed from a deadly dose of poisonous herbs he ingested, D.I. Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) and … >
The third episode of Broadchurch’s second season loses a little of its momentum after two rollercoaster weeks of secrets, lies and revelations. However, while its pace and tone falter slightly, it remains an excellent showcase for the talented Olivia Colman. “Claire, if there’s something about you and Lee, something about Sandbrook that you haven’t told … >
Settled in after last week’s dramatic opener, the Saint-Marie police are sent in to investigate the murder of a surfing instructor, who was killed by a gun he did not own, in a locked room from where the killer couldn’t have escaped. Death in Paradise packs in a lot this week, despite its easy pace: … >
Last week’s Season 2 opener set the bar so high for Broadchurch that there was always a risk that this next episode wouldn’t measure up. Luckily, a strong balance of the two main stories and some explosive developments maintain the pace and dramatic tone. David Tennant and Olivia Colman continue their dynamic chemistry, but it’s … >
We return to the island of Saint-Marie for a fourth season of BBC One’s lighthearted crime comedy drama. Tonight’s opener takes a distinctly supernatural tone, centering around the murder of local businessman Elias Thompson (James Wilby) who is killed at a séance during the island’s Voodoo Festival of the Dead. Death in Paradise has always … >