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Jonathan Creek used to be an outsider. An enigma wrapped in a duffel coat wrapped in a windmill. Everything about him was an act of non-conformation against the sweaty ‘90s urgency to be cool, and that in itself was cool. But on screen it was always the world around Creek that was painted as even … >
Lately, among newspaper columnists and keyboard jockeys in the Fourth Estate gallop, there’s a tendency to shoehorn in a mention of a popular show that they’re also totes into too, honest, in an attempt to let you know they’re relevant. Popular namedrops include True Detective, Borgen, House of Cards and, yes, they’re good shows. But … >
‘What’s that about the torch being passed to the new generation? I think I may just be getting very old…’ Jonathan creaks during his newest investigation.
Don’t know about you, but prison has never looked like a fun, ‘good times and noodle salad’ place to be.
It was hinted at in the first series of Line of Duty what happens to coppers who spend time at Her Majesty’s pleasure and, with Lindsay Denton remanded in custody, we see first-hand. Unsurprisingly, it’s not near as jolly as an episode of Porridge. Unless we missed that episode where Godber ate shit…
At its present rate, by the finale of Line of Duty’s second series we at CultBox are going to be left so dumbfounded by the breakneck twists and dramatic turns that the only way we’ll be able to communicate in the way of a review will be with a .GIF of that Dramatic Chipmunk and ‘FIVE STARS’ beneath it.
Let’s not beat about the likely raccoon-infested bush. As Rob Lowe’s Chris Traeger might say, ‘Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America’ is, literally, the best TV tie-in book ever written.’ Or, if you’d like it put in a more Ron Swanson style of succinctness, ‘It is a book. It is good. Read it.’
Now this is a real treat. Edmund Butt’s score to Mark Gatiss’ terrific Doctor Who drama. You all remember An Adventure in Space and Time, don’t you? It’s the 90 minutes last year that made several generations of Who fans get all moist-eyed and nostalgic, some for a time they weren’t even alive in.
Channel 5, not traditionally known for supporting home-grown talent unless it’s emerging from a reality show, has piggy-banked enough to air its first original drama in nine years: Suspects. It’s a police procedural, shot in documentary style, and it’s semi-improved by the cast – are the alarm bells in your head ringing yet?
Line of Duty is back! Hooray! No, shhh, there’s no time to celebrate. Because like DI Lindsay Denton (Keeley Hawes), we’re thrown straight into terrific drama.
Jonathan Creek returns to BBC One for a brand new three-part mini-series later this month, starring Alan Davies as Creek alongside Sarah Alexander as his wife, Polly.