‘Sinbad’: Episode 2 review
After a barnstorming and rather hurried pilot episode, the second instalment of Sinbad appears to have set the pace for the rest of this ambitious series.
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After a barnstorming and rather hurried pilot episode, the second instalment of Sinbad appears to have set the pace for the rest of this ambitious series.
Things get intense for the ARC team this week, as events at Prospero come to a head and anomalies begin to open up all over the place.
Female-led British cop thrillers are uncommon enough, and ones as good as this are as rare as a smile from either of its lead characters.
As Bedlam’s second series draws to a close, it’s all about tying up loose ends and gluing together important plot points from the first series and from earlier episodes in this year’s run.
If you thought things couldn’t get worse for DCI Tony Gates, then you’re right. As Line of Duty hits its halfway point they don’t get worse, they get catastrophic. For the first two episodes Gates sat on his iron throne, fending off the barbs and jabs of the circling Anti-Corruption Unit with a smile or … >
It becomes apparent that a number of changes have taken place since last week’s opening episode – both in a dramatic context and in the nature of the thriller itself.
Perhaps the greatest success of BBC One’s Wallander as a series is that, despite its lugubrious lead, it’s not actually a depressing drama to watch.
Primeval has been on a strong run of late, and this episode is the best of the bunch.
Amid the dearth of interesting female detectives onscreen in the post-Prime Suspect era, Olivia Williams’ portrayal of DS Charlie Zailer is refreshing and compelling.
The penultimate episode of Bedlam’s second series goes ever so slightly deeper than the ones that preceded it, with issues of child abuse, murder, family and mystery dominating.