For all the daredevil adventuring, the shady conspiracies and the Commie-bashing, it’s becoming more and more obvious that in fact what Agent Carter is really about is Peggy’s love life. It’s not quite ‘SSR & The City’ but nevertheless there is some definite action for her in ‘Monsters’ this week – of the romantic rather … >
In the twelve months or so since the first season I had forgotten that Grantchester is a curious mixture of series and serial, so although there is a brand new case this week there is also the fallout from last week’s tale. Early in the episode Sidney visits killer Gary in prison; and later on … >
Poor Darryl isn’t so poor after all! Yet again, Sally Wainwright’s immaculately written series has pulled out another stonker of an episode. When looking back over an episode to review it we realise just how much is crammed in, yet in such an effortless ‘nothing is really happening’ kind of way. So let’s start with … >
Who doesn’t love a good sci-fi story that addresses relatable political issues set in a near-recognisable world? That’s E4’s new six-part series The Aliens in a nutshell. In a Britain that otherwise looks a lot like ours, we learn in the first episode’s opening scenes that aliens crash-landed on the planet a few decades back, … >
The Walking Dead isn’t messing around this half-season – just after the threat of the Saviors was properly introduced, Rick’s group took the fight to their new enemy in this week’s episode. ‘Not Tomorrow Yet’ marks the beginning of Rick’s feud with the Saviors, and it feels, fittingly, like a real turning point for the … >
So, we arrive at the final standalone episode of the X-Files revival before we hit next week’s big finale, and what we get is so utterly bizarre that no other show could have pulled this off. We’re not entirely sure that The X-Files has managed to pull it off either. After the earlier episode with … >
This powerful adaptation of John Le Carré’s novel reaches its halfway point this week as Jonathan Pine finds himself thrown deeper into the murky world of arms dealing. Meanwhile, Angela Burr and Joel Steadman continue their operation to bring down Richard Roper. At a birthday party in Spain, tragedy strikes when Juan Apostol’s daughter, Elena … >
This season, Call the Midwife has had perhaps its most serialised story yet with the births of multiple babies with deformities. In this episode, Thalidomide is finally revealed to the characters as the cause of these issues, and it leaves everyone feeling a certain amount of responsibility and frustration at not being able to prevent something they were so … >
In this week’s episode of Agent Carter Underwood, our hero Dottie finally escapes from prison, where she’s been ever since her capture by the SSR (way back in issue 1, true believer – Ed.). Forced against her will into aiding the evil forces of democracy Dottie overhears and oversees some extraordinary events before once again … >
ITV’s Grantchester returns with Geordie and Sidney enjoying a swim in the river, a picnic with family and friends, and a stroll home cheerfully singing ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’ – but it quickly takes a sharp turn as Sidney is arrested for sexual assault on a minor, leading us into a bleak tale that encompasses teenage … >