‘Doctor Who’: ‘The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe’ spoiler-free review
You can’t help but smile. It’s The Doctor. At Christmas. Just sit back with your selection box and watch him shine.
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You can’t help but smile. It’s The Doctor. At Christmas. Just sit back with your selection box and watch him shine.
By the Nazi-killing, zombie-bashing high standards of Series 3 it’s a rather low-key finale, and against the previous 7 episodes feels just a bit underwhelming.
This is by some vast, Route 66-sized distance, the least funny thing that Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show, Fresh Meat, The Thick of It) has ever written.
Just Henry is actually an adaptation of a children’s novel by Goodnight Mister Tom author Michelle Magorian which strives to be charming but ends up being simultaneously laborious and lethargic.
The opening instalment of Series 4’s two-part finale brought us comedy, sorrow and an act of dark betrayal before the opening credits had rolled.
It’s day two of a 72 hour snapshot into the lives of a former band of skinheads, and we already have plenty to write home about.
Like the preceding film and series, the reason for this instalment’s success is a faultless, bittersweet honesty.
Amid the current, insatiable vogue for safely bankable nostalgia in all facets of entertainment, no small-screen classic of yesteryear is safe from a reboot, a reimagining, or a restart.
The Hunter’s Heart felt very much like the calm before the storm.
Grab yourself a baseball bat and a Cornetto; it’s zombie cheerleader time!