BBC One’s army drama Our Girl returned to our screens for a second season tonight. With previous lead Lacey Turner now replaced by Ordinary Lies star Michelle Keegan, can the show survive with such a distinct change? In many ways it is exactly the same show, with writer Tony Grounds’ writing reflecting the everyday lives of … >
If there’s one good aspect to Fear the Walking Dead’s perennial inconsistency, it’s that a particular low-point is usually followed up by a rebound of some kind. ‘Do Not Disturb’ isn’t a significant uptick in quality from the disappointing blandness of the risk-free storytelling of ‘Los Muertos’, but it’s packed with enough tangible promise and … >
The first of BBC Four’s three recreations of lost sitcom episodes sees The Fast Show’s Simon Day take on Britain’s favourite bigot Alf Garnett in a performance of Till Death Us Do Part’s 1967 episode ‘A Woman’s Place Is In The Home’. And it being a near word-for-word rendition of the original script is what … >
As expected, the penultimate part of BBC One’s One of Us really kicks things up a gear. Several times before the close of Episode 3 I found myself thinking that this, surely, must be the end: the police arriving at the funeral! Both families taken into custody! Rob’s confession! When it comes, the cliffhanger is … >
Week 2 in the Bake Off tent, and the remaining contestants have to risk it with their biscuits to have a chance of winning the title of Star Baker. Val is currently indestructible, even if her bakes are not, while Tom and Michael are both coming across like the kind of young men who never survive … >
“We’re not made for this,” says Claire Elliot during this week’s episode of One of Us. She’s referring to the tacit decision to cover up the murder of her brother’s killer, and she’s got a point. Concealing the body itself isn’t too difficult, but it’s hardly a mark of criminal genius to try and hide … >
Fear the Walking Dead is a show capable of great things. The potential is there for a compelling drama that mixes thoughtful character work with potent horror and social commentary. So why does it keep delivering mediocre results? That’s a question that feels especially relevant after Fear’s latest episode, ‘Los Muertos’, which plays with some … >
I feel for the young Victoria, for I, too, am short. It really is something how much condescension one must endure simply for being a woman of non-statuesque proportions. I’m waiting for her to respond to someone like Uncle Leopold with a stern-voiced “with all due respect, sir, need I remind you who’s queen?” and … >
Alright, impatient Poldark fans, keep your shirt on. There only needs to be one topless person on a Sunday night for the next ten weeks and he’s here right now. Finally, Ross Poldark is back! Back, and exactly where we left him nearly a year and a half ago in that clifftop cliffhanger: arrested and … >
BBC Two’s run of new comedy pilots for its Sitcom Season starts with The Coopers Vs the Rest, a sitcom starring Paterson Joseph and Tanya Franks as Toby and Tess Cooper; the struggling parents to three adopted children. While it’s a solid first bat for a new sitcom, it’s not without its problems. Things pick up … >