With our shorter runs of only 6-8 episodes, British TV’s season finales often suffer from applying too many quick fix resolutions, in order to tie up any loose ends. Luckily, Kay Mellor’s wonderful pregnancy drama In the Club does a very balanced job of solving a lot of this season’s issues, while delicately introducing plot lines that … >
Hunting for the truth in his final case, Wallander talks with a fisherman who knows something. (More accurately his father knew something, which could well be the subtext of the whole episode). He’s reluctant to talk, until as man rather than detective Kurt pleads with him: “I need to know if my family’s in danger, … >
It’s a slightly more subdued episode this week with an increased emphasis on literary analysis and fewer direct laughs across the half hour. Nina begins another letter to Vic and details the latest on the Nunney situation, which, frankly, isn’t going quite as well as could be hoped. At least not from Nina’s point of … >
Famous for her role as the scheming Servalan in Blake’s 7, actress Jacqueline Pearce has recently starred alongside John Hurt in the War Doctor audios. In this frank and fruity interview, Nicholas Briggs takes a champagne-fuelled walk through her life and career. Pearce had a turbulent childhood; her mother left at a young age and … >
You’ll no doubt be amazed to hear that there isn’t a Guinness World Record for ‘Number of sex acts performed in an hour of BBC Two drama’. If there were, tonight’s episode of Peaky Blinders would without doubt be the new world record holder; raising that Guinness certificate in one hand and triumphantly gripping its throbbing … >
Bringing together a trio of former companions, the latest tale from the Doctor’s home planet deals with the thorny topic of changing history. While the previous Gallifrey release, ‘Intervention Earth’, took us into the distant future with a later incarnation of Romana, ‘Enemy Lines’ returns to more familiar ground with Lalla Ward’s Romana II. Picking … >
Nineteenth months after its West End debut, Olivier Award-winning musical Sunny Afternoon continues to flourish. Now in its third year, second cast, and with a UK tour on the horizon; jukebox musical Sunny Afternoon is the story of 60s rock band The Kinks. Starting with them performing as jobbing musicians in Muswell Hill, and following … >
Another busy month for the Doctor Who universe saw the long-awaited launch of a new era as the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble arrived at Big Finish for their first volume of three adventures – which CultBox declared a triumph! Meanwhile in Cardiff, Sgt Andy Davidson finally got his shot at being part of the … >
Following on from last week’s very strong instalment, In the Club’s winning streak continues in tonight’s ep as all the women’s various problems are given time to be explored in high, dramatic fashion. “At the end of the day, we’re just human beings. We have our strengths and our weaknesses. We all make mistakes.” The … >
WE ADVISE NOT READING THIS REVIEW UNTIL YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE AS IT CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS. 2016 has arguably been one of the biggest years for comic-book movies yet. As the industry has ballooned in popularity and therefore scrutiny, it’s also been a year when each of the major releases have attempted to set themselves out … >