We’ve now had some Time and breathing Space to re-watch (and re-re-watch) and ponder on this year’s Doctor Who finale, ‘Hell Bent’. Frankly it was needed. An immediate reaction would likely have been 50% dribbling. This review will probably only be 15-20% dribbling. Season 9’s first episode, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, was the stuff that fan-fiction … >
The second episode of ITV’s follow-up to last year’s Prey kicks things into high gear with Philip Glenister’s on-the-run Murdoch eventually being captured by the police. So much happens before we get there though. Mad Dogs star Glenister proves himself as a more than worthy replacement for John Simm (who was the titular prey in … >
BBC One’s Capital concludes with an immersive if slightly disappointing final instalment as the mystery behind the WE WANT WHAT YOU HAVE campaign is uncovered. Life on Pepys Road will never be the same again. Roger Yount (Toby Jones in marvellous form) is left reeling when he’s fired from his job for ‘gross negligence’ after … >
It has been almost two and half years since the last episode of Luther aired, but you’d barely know it when watching this confident return. This episode is the first of a two-part special bringing Idris Elba’s iconic troubled but brilliant cop back to the screen, and while there are at least a couple of subtle callbacks to the … >
For this conclusion to last week’s action-packed first part, ‘The Reaper’ reigns in the scope and focusses on the emotional – as Robert fights to save the life of his younger brother Ravi. Sadly, Spring-Heeled Jack is dispatched rather rapidly (a real shame that the character, who really fitted the world of the show, didn’t … >
The penultimate instalment of BBC One’s Cuffs largely centres on Eleanor Matsuura’s Donna (who could front a series all by herself). This episode begins with her being put forward for a recommendation as a result of her quick thinking in the line of fire that potentially saves the lives of three police officers, and certainly … >
BBC Two’s five-part thriller London Spy has been a gripping and intriguing drama from start to finish. The final instalment had a lot to live up to; over the past four weeks, we’ve watched as Danny and Alex fell in love, as they were ripped apart in horrifying circumstances, and as Danny searched desperately for … >
BBC One’s Capital continues with a marvelous second episode from writer Peter Bowker. As the WE WANT WHAT YOU HAVE campaign heats up, lives on Pepys Road are irrevocably changed and tragedy strikes for one family. After Capital’s outstanding opening episode it would be reasonable to assume a slight downward spiral for this second instalment. … >
As evidenced by the amount of question marks I’ve used over the past seven reviews (current tally: 33), you haven’t been reading reviews of The Returned each week, so much as watching me try to stretch my feeble mind around what has happened in an episode of The Returned, with phrases like ‘a strong performance … >
Netflix’s first season of Daredevil was notorious for peaking somewhere in the middle, with a run of a few episodes with an unerring focus and blistering sense of tension and pace. Jessica Jones has patiently taken longer to reach its peak, opting for a more sustainable pace – but it certainly reaches it with these … >