When John Hurt was cast in Doctor Who’s fiftieth anniversary tale, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, it was terrific coup for the programme and proof of how high its stock had risen since its triumphant return to our screens in 2005. His curmudgeonly and reticent take on the Doctor, or indeed the missing incarnation of … >
Like a rock n’ roll tank trundling toward a 12th century warrior, ‘The Girl Who Died’ is bearing down upon us. Which means we’re in the last few days of being able to speculate about who the heck guest star Maisie Williams is playing. Admit it, you’re going to miss this game when it’s over. … >
Casino Royale was considered a gamble in 2006 because it was the first (quasi) reboot – and with a blond Bond, no less. So they followed it up with… another gamble. 2008’s Quantum of Solace is the first direct sequel in the Bond canon, picking up literally minutes after the end of Casino Royale and … >
The latest episode of Doctor Who concluded Toby Whithouse’s two-part story that began with ‘Under the Lake’. While the first part hit some traditional notes, with a claustrophobic base-under-siege setting and terrific ghostly monsters, the conclusion brought in time-travel dynamics and a fourth-wall breaking introduction from the Doctor. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on … >
Andrew Scott is very much in demand right now. Most well-known to the general public for his award-winning role as Jim Moriarty in BBC One’s Sherlock, he is an actor with impressive versatility, a formidably talented reputation, and a firm fan following. > Buy the complete Sherlock Season 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Scott has some … >
Doctor Who Season 9’s opening two-parter was stuffed full of vintage Dalek goodness, as well as having both Davros and Missy in play. It also threw back links to various previous adventures for the Doctor. Here are five classic tales that we recommend you Seek-Locate-Exterminate… ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ (1975) The Fourth Doctor’s first … >
Justified‘s Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) is the sort of man you can trust to get the job done, and also look justifiably good while doing it. As a Deputy US Marshal, his look is an update on that most reassuring of figures, the sheriff of the Old West. It’s a modern mixture of the uncomplicated … >
With a sixth season of The Walking Dead launching this weekend, AMC’s adaptation of the cult classic graphic novel is one of the most popular TV series to come out of America in recent years. Rivalling our home-grown Spooks for shock deaths, The Walking Dead hasn’t been shy of dispatching its main characters in this post-apocalyptic … >
This week’s Doctor Who episode ‘Under the Lake’ hit all the notes of a traditional base-under-siege tale with plenty of running down corridors, as well as some terrific ghostly monsters. While we wait for the concluding part, ‘Before the Flood’, here are five Doctor Who stories we’d recommend checking out if you liked ‘Under the … >
You get used to everyone on TV looking as fashionable as possible, as if the screen’s a catwalk into your home. But occasionally you’ll get characters who turn heads and trends simply by virtue of not trying to following what’s in vogue. Characters like Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens in Justified, who focus more on what … >