‘Mad Dogs’: Series 2 Episode 3 review
Right from the off, the latest episode of Sky1’s middle-aged men on the run series tells you this is gonna be a different instalment of Mad Dogs. Very different indeed.
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Right from the off, the latest episode of Sky1’s middle-aged men on the run series tells you this is gonna be a different instalment of Mad Dogs. Very different indeed.
The first episode of Being Human‘s new series is uncompromisingly bleak, and utterly brilliant.
Based on this first episode, the show’s confidence in itself hasn’t been dented by the loss of Andy Whitfield, and the story-telling remains impressively assured.
As the BBC’s long-running con drama comes to an end, Hustle still manages to attract the big names and this week sees features a turn from Mr Larger-Than-Life himself, Torchwood‘s John Barrowman.
Rich’s centric episode sees Grace waking up after the dramatic car crash in Morocco, but before Rich can snatch her up for himself, she is moved to a clinic in Switzerland.
This week’s central character, Rich, now separated from his heart’s desire, must come to terms with her absence.
For a drama about war, a surprising amount of dying happens quietly off-screen in the concluding part of Philip Martin’s adaptation of Birdsong, to devastating effect.
DI Chandler and the team are back tomorrow night on ITV1, as crime drama Whitechapel returns for a third run.
A bent cop, a nasty hotel critic, and a cocaine set-up made for the perfect combination in the latest installment of the final series of Hustle, raising the stakes for everyone.
Mad Dogs, so far, has never glamourised the middle-aged buffoonery; with most episodes taking time to focus on their mistakes – both past and present.