The second run of BBC One’s army drama Our Girl ends with a genuinely satisfying mix of emotionally charged drama, suspense and action. “We’re so vulnerable, aren’t we?” This episode really plays on the contrast of good versus evil as its main theme, leading up to a tense but inevitable showdown between Georgie Lane (Michelle Keegan) and … >
Poor, poor Victoria. What an almighty hassle it must be, being such a subject of public scrutiny every time you feel a little barfy in the middle of a music performance – and indeed, the sense of tension and unease is captured beautifully in this episode’s opening scene. Turns out Vic and Bert made babies! … >
We’re going to start at the end this week, and with a warning: be careful what you wish for. A couple of weeks ago, in my Episode 3 review I said this: ‘This is twice in two weeks that we’ve thought someone dead only for them not to be. The next time someone appears to kick … >
After their Roman holiday, this week’s escapade begins with our heroes working together from the beginning, with Hooten (Michael Landes) ostensibly on the British Museum payroll as Lady Alex (Ophelia Lovibond) attempts to uncover the tomb of Alexander the Great. While she is making a presentation to the authorities in Alexandria, seeking permission to dig … >
Now safely back home in Manchester, this penultimate episode of Our Girl deals with the emotional fall-out and personal repercussions for Georgie Lane (Michelle Keegan) as she settles back into life there. “I’m here to make sure that it’s Georgie the Army puts first.” This is a really strong episode which creates a lot of … >
Doom Coalition 3 is the latest four-disc box set in Big Finish’s Doom Coalition range – a set of stories for the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) and companions Liv Chenka (Nicola Walker) and Helen Sinclair (Hattie Morahan). In this collection they are also joined for most of the stories by River Song (Alex Kingston) following her appearance … >
The second episode of the long-running sci-fi sitcom’s latest season doesn’t quite live up to its premise. In ‘Samsara’ the crew find an escape pod, but discover that its two human passengers, Barker and Green, have been mysteriously vaporised just moments earlier. They explore a nearby crashed ship in search of answers, only for Lister … >
An adaptation is always going to differ from its source material. A play can’t be the book, and neither can a movie; what’s necessary is to capture the mood and essence of the story and transplant it to a different medium. Jonathan Glazer’s remarkable film Under the Skin, for example, is such an abstracted adaptation … >
In another busy month from the Doctor Who audio producers, the main range brought the Seventh Doctor back to face the consequences of a previous adventure, while the third ‘Early Adventures’ season kicked off with a space-faring epic for the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara. The second volume of ‘Philip Hinchcliffe Presents’ tales saw … >
Everybody hates Chris. Even in a cast where only half of the characters are truly interesting, Chris is Fear the Walking Dead’s problem character. He was a boring non-entity who faded into the background of Season 1, and the show’s solution to that has been to introduce a psychological breakdown arc that made Chris into … >