Marcella, ITV’s new crime drama, is created and written by Hans Rosenfeldt, the man responsible for Scandinavian hit The Bridge. With such an impressive pedigree, it would be rash to be too critical of its slightly lacklustre opening instalment. The episode is bookended by scenes of a shaken and bloodied Marcella (Anna Friel) waking up … >
It’s nice to end the weekend with a drama that’s warm, funny, bright and colourful. ITV’s The Durrells is exactly that – perfect family viewing for the 8pm Sunday slot. Adapted from Gerald Durrell’s ‘Corfu Trilogy’ by Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye, the first episode of ITV’s new series sees Louisa Durrell, played with … >
The second season of ITV’s Home Fires delivers us back to Great Paxford in June, 1940 — one month before the beginning of the Battle of Britain. The skies are sunny and the people we’ve come to know and love are trying to live simple lives with everyday joys, but the foreboding specter of war … >
If the devil has all the best tunes, then Howard Stark has all the best lines. Five minutes into Season 2’s finale and Dominic Cooper returns as Stark – ready to brainstorm, quip and flirt with the best of them. Which is just as well, because it helps distract us from a surprisingly sedate closing … >
It’s the not knowing that really gets to you. Not knowing who’s responsible for Danny’s death. Not knowing who – if anyone – is going to die next, or how. Not knowing what new evidence is going to gurgle up and turn the case on its head and make Martin Compston’s DC Arnott do that … >
Although the two lead characters have the moral absolutes of the Bible and the certainties of the law to rely on, the real drama in ITV’s Grantchester comes from the ambiguities inbetween. It’s one such grey area that is the cause of the ongoing coolness between our two leads, namely the death penalty looming over … >
Reeling from five year old Joe’s diagnosis in the first episode of BBC One’s new family drama, this week saw his family trying but failing to cope with the implications. Focussing on the right educational path, we are shown a few of the options. For mum Alison, instinct tells her the family should go it … >
As we near the fateful first confrontation with Negan, The Walking Dead span its wheels this week in a table-setter that hits hard in places, but misses badly in others. Season 6 appears to be repeating itself. After a thrilling run of episodes in which a whole new chapter of the story was opened up, … >
After six weeks of espionage, violence and psychological game playing, The Night Manager comes to an explosive end this week as Jonathan Pine ups the ante to bring down Richard Roper once and for all. We’re back at the Nefertiti Hotel in Cairo for the final phase of Angela’s operation and Jonathan must prove he’s … >
They say we’re all the hero of our own story – in which case, whose story do the people in Agent Carter really think it is? Is it the tragedy of Dr Wilkes, the softly-spoken, mild-mannered scientist who wants nothing more than a quiet life, but who against his will and despite his best efforts … >