‘Veep’: Episode 1 review
It’s difficult for a British audience not to try and draw comparisons with The Thick of It, particularly as its visual style is so immediately familiar.
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It’s difficult for a British audience not to try and draw comparisons with The Thick of It, particularly as its visual style is so immediately familiar.
All of the female characters, including the usually strong Ellie, seem to have been reduced to mere sexual playthings and bit-parts as the men take centre stage in a bland and disappointing episode.
The Jody Farr case reaches its highly anticipated climax in this final clash of swords between Britain’s legal masterminds.
Dominic Savage’s series of semi-connected, partially-improvised dramas continues with an appearance by Doctor Who star Billie Piper as a teacher who falls in love with one of her pupils.
One of the greatest strengths of Hit & Miss has been its use of imagery and music – and frequently, the juxtaposition between the two.
Just months after the conclusion of its fourth series, following the show’s 2009 cancellation and subsequent resurrection, Primeval returns once again for a fifth run.
Dead Boss comes across as a concoction of sitcom and murder mystery. There’s a splash of Porridge, a sprinkling of Psychoville and a dollop of Prisoner Cell Block H.
Following the first episode’s exploits, the adventures at the former Bedlam Heights apartment complex have become a lot more sinister.
Hit & Miss has proved itself to be not only an engrossing thriller with a transgender twist, but a very human story of struggle, of families, of love.
The engrossing emotional honesty of Tennant, McClure and Froggatt make this opening instalment of True Love well worth watching.