A few weeks into the latest season of BBC One’s Death in Paradise and DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) and the Honore police team are called in to investigate the death of a runway model, who is killed during a fashion show where everyone appears to have a cast iron alibi. “Can you think of … >
After his impressive graveside appearance at the climax of last week’s opening instalment of Jericho, Bamford (Mark Addy) returned to set the tone growling “I’m not here for your poor man’s ale” at the barmaid before the credits rolled. The railway investigator was on the trail of the missing ‘Red’, the navvy responsible for the … >
Start to finish, everything that happens in the second episode of Crashing is awkward. Kate’s become so jealous of Lulu (writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge) that not only does she offer her a job but buys a hat just like Lulu’s. Even her attempts to be cool in front of her with the office flirt Johnny (newcomer … >
Douglas Henshall is back as DI Jimmy Perez and looks set for another thrilling season of crime drama in BBC One’s adaptation of Ann Cleeves’ novels. Taking on a new case following a few weeks break on the mainland, before he has even sat at his desk Jimmy finds himself in amongst it again. A … >
I wished for more nice Russian songs in War and Peace, and last night’s third episode delivered! Pierre, thank goodness, decides to take steps toward being a better person, after shooting (but not killing) the very naughty Dolokhov in a duel, and later meeting a freemason and being invited to learn the secret handshake. Helene … >
Call the Midwife is back for its fifth season – and it’s now set in 1961, so we can expect some of the changing attitudes within society start to seep into the drama. The show immediately has a more modern feel in this premiere episode, with a little bit of Mad Men’s style to the costuming and the feeling … >
Having made the transition to Amazon Prime in supremely confident style with its third season, the grim and gritty Whitechapel drama is back for a fourth run. Clocking in at a mammoth, movie-length 130 minutes, this double-bill opener starts off on very shaky ground. The central characters start the season off in vastly different situations, … >
After last week’s character led opening to Season 4, topped off with Harry’s dramatic accident at the Queen of Time Exhibit, we are thrown right into the heart of the action and drama of the Selfridge family. But as Harry struggles to recover, a greater loss awaits. “Fresh blood is what is needed for the … >
Following on from last week’s Season 5 opener, we return to Saint Marie where the retiring Governer of the island is maliciously poisoned at her own leaving party with cyanide, with the only person to have been in contact with her is the Commissioner himself. “I don’t suppose you know what Governer Bamber was drinking?” … >
Dickensian is a nice enough drama for a half an hour at a time, but here’s where it’s gone wrong – it’s not a show about solving a dog murder. Because I don’t know about you, but right now I’m more interested in seeing Compeyson being brought to justice over the murder of Jip the … >