Series 3 of Silk hit the ground running tonight. Within five minutes Martha Costello (complete with foxy new bob) lost a case, made a scene and kissed the face off of Clive Reader (Rupert Penry-Jones). Martha’s tendency to let her heart rule her head looks set to feature heavily over the next five episodes.
As we enter the second half of the series, Mr Selfridge embraces tying up loose ends, expanding on existing ones and even opening the doors for new plotlines that will continue throughout the remainder of Series 2.
From the preview clips you’d be forgiven for thinking this is a Porthos-heavy episode, which is a good thing. Porthos is the best one, after all.
We remember a time when Moonraker was on every Christmas. It seemed like there was no other Bond film in existence. It certainly seemed like no other Bond films got shown throughout the year.
Those of you who think you’ve got Inside No. 9 locked down are in for a bit of a surprise as the series reaches the midway point.
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.
From the pen of Chimerica scribe Lucy Kirkwood comes Sky1’s new firefighters drama, The Smoke.
The continuing war effort and particularly, the role of women within it, are key elements in tonight’s episode of Mr Selfridge.
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?
There might be a simpler way to avoid the situation where your fans are parroting catchphrases at you than simply doing away with dialogue altogether, but Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have never exactly done things the easy way.