‘Monroe’: Episode 2 review
‘So you read minds as well as cure them, do you?’, an angry parent snaps at Doctor Gabriel Monroe in the second instalment of ITV1’s new medical drama series.
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‘So you read minds as well as cure them, do you?’, an angry parent snaps at Doctor Gabriel Monroe in the second instalment of ITV1’s new medical drama series.
Despite giving the initial impression of being a few mood swings away from the original gang’s Cassie, Grace Violet has firmly secured her position as one of the fans’ favourites from this year’s new Skins generation.
The second episode of Professor Brian Cox’s compelling story of the universe takes us onward from philosophy to methodology, explaining how the building blocks of everything on planet Earth – including ourselves – can be found in the hearts of stars thousands of light years away.
It’s the penultimate episode of Series 3 (so soon?!) and all the pieces are moving into place for an explosive finale.
Following on from 2010’s acclaimed Wonders Of The Solar System, Professor Brian Cox ramps up the expectation level with this new series, looking at the whole universe and its relation to us, our lives and the fundamental questions we have about our existence.
“I don’t care if they’re one-legged dead hermaphrodites – I need sex, soon!” From the off, we always saw Alo as the subtle one: calm, respectable and mature… Yeah, right.
Sky1’s star-studded drama comes to an end for the four blokes suffering more than a simple case of mid-life crisis. But is it fun in the sun for the gang or just a bad case of sunstroke?
With numerous loose ends and mysteries to tie up in the last episode of ITV1’s supernatural drama, will Marchlands answer the questions we’ve all been pondering for the past four weeks?
Following last week’s dark and intense instalment, things are a little lighter here. In a nicely written episode with a likeable new character, George faces up to some family issues, while the police begin to circle Mitchell.
The spectre of one of the great modern fictional TV doctors looms over Monroe like Banquo’s ghost haunting Macbeth, but Monroe isn’t House remade for the UK; it’s Cracker remade in a hospital – and that’s a good thing.