There was a time when a lock-in at the local pub was something of a treat. But things change. All-day drinking has taken away the nefarious excitement; and when the lock-in is not with other likeminded extracurricular drinkers, but with the murderous landlord now revealed as your long-since adopted son, that’s also likely to take … >
Well, that’s a shame – Vicky didn’t last long… It’s the day of two matriarchal funerals: the passing of Ann’s much-loved mother and colleague of Clare who was battling cancer during her daughter’s kidnap last season contrasts cleverly with Tommy Lee Royce’s murdered mummy. Whilst the Gallaghers have a full and joyous turnout, Royce only … >
After a whole half-season of building up to the walker invasion of Alexandria, The Walking Dead finished 2015 on a flat note with a disappointingly uneventful mid-season finale. ‘Start to Finish’ introduced some intriguing ideas about a potential rebirth of Alexandria and appeared to pick up the pace at the end, but it didn’t leave … >
When we were told The X-Files was returning for a limited ‘event’ season, the creators assured us it would be a mix of the mythology episodes and some Monster of the Week episodes too. Last week’s opening episode, ‘My Struggle’, was firmly in the alien conspiracy format and at times it came across a little … >
Call the Midwife isn’t known for dabbling in mystery, but it tries its hand at it here and pulls it off remarkably well. The show positions the central mother, Roseanne Dawley (Celeste Dodwell), to this week’s main storyline as something of an enigma, hiding secrets and questioning herself at every turn but for reasons we aren’t able to … >
As Mr Selfridge hits the second half of its final season, the latest episode is a showcase of how dramatic things can get behind the doors of the famous store. At the heart of the story though is the struggles of one man, with Harry Selfridge falling apart as his world spirals and tragedy strikes. … >
Without giving anything away, we can tell you now that The Night Manager promises an exciting six weeks of espionage, thrilling sequences worthy of a Bond film and a cast packed full of the cream of British acting talent. Casting Tom Hiddleston in the role of Jonathan Pine, the ‘night manager’ of the title, is … >
Finally. Finally! After weeks of meandering storylines and terrible double entendres, Dickensian lives up to the promise of its beginnings, with two episodes that are entertaining, and both for different reasons. This is what the show should’ve been like all along. So while I usually lump both together in a review, it’s worth separating them … >
When a gourmet chef is found stabbed to death and found in his own freezer it opens up a case for the Honore Police Department where the circumstances suggest that everyone and no one could have done it, providing us with one of the most interesting scripts of the season so far. “Robert was murdered … >
At the risk of sounding like Agent Carter has been reduced to making the tea and filing, this week’s episode ‘Better Angels’ focuses on ‘a few good men’ at least as much as it does on ‘one good woman’. Let’s start with Dr Jason Wilkes, “a rare bird trying to do good in the world” … >