Last Tango in Halifax plunged straight in to the lesbian wedding of the year, with a twist on the old clichéd ‘will they/ won’t they’ conundrum. There was no doubt as to whether Caroline and Kate would or wouldn’t, but would Celia get over her self-wallowing and go the wedding or would she stay at … >
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 … >
‘Trespass’, the second episode in the new run of Foyle’s War, begins with British soldiers assaulting and arresting a Jewish settler in Palestine. This sets the theme right from the off for a story that involves the Middle East peace process, acts of terrorism, and a controversial ‘fringe’ political figure stirring up anti-immigrant feeling amongst … >
The endless danger, political machinations, and nice-looking people in fabulous historical costume continues in this week’s instalment of The Musketeers. This week, the King takes a page from a classic Pulp song, and spends an evening living like the common people, borrowing some less conspicuous garb and apparently becoming convinced that peasants spend all their … >
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 … >
Given the popularity and critical acclaim of Broadchurch‘s first outing, the new season really needed to give us something spectacular. Judging by Episode 1, however, the show will continue down this positive path as we get an episode full of drama, twists and the introduction of an equally compelling mystery to last year’s ‘Who Killed … >
Less than five minutes into ‘Hard Castle’, and what turns out to be the address of the murderer is found on a scrap of paper on the body of a dead Professor. It’s a rather convenient plot device, but having got it out of the way early on it allows Anthony Horowitz to present us … >
The Musketeers make a joyous return to our screens. ‘Keep Your Friends Close’ begins with the great circle of life and death leaving its indelible ring-stain on the coffee table of our heroes’ lives: just as the Cardinal, a very naughty (albeit rather sexy) man, is laid to his final rest, a bouncing royal baby … >
This year’s feature-length festive special is brimming with the things we love: sumptuous dinner parties, carols by the Christmas tree in the great hall, and happily-resolved plot lines. Not a single dead body anywhere. The episode opens with the Downton crowd preparing to attend a grouse-shooting party at Brancaster Castle. Lord Sinderby has rented it … >
The petty jealousy and absurd one-upmanship continues in this final instalment of BBC One’s Mapp and Lucia. My cringing discomfort at the ridiculousness of the titular characters at times moves me to want to grab them by the kingfisher blue lapels and shout at them that maybe their lives would be a little bit more … >